What is Hurricane Pauline?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name=Hurricane Pauline | Type=hurricane | Year=1997 | Basin=EPac | Image location=Pauline 1997-10-08 1800Z.png | Image name=Hurricane Pauline at peak intensity near landfall in [[Mexico]] on October 8 | Formed=October 5, 1997 | Dissipated=October 10, 1997 | 1-min winds=115 | Pressure=948 | Damages=447.8 | Fatalities=230–500 confirmed | Areas=Southwestern [[Guerrero]], [[Oaxaca]] | Hurricane season=[[1997 Pacific hurricane season]] }} '''Hurricane Pauline''' was a destructive [[tropical cyclone|hurricane]] of the [[1997 Pacific hurricane season]] and one of the deadliest. Pauline formed in the eastern Pacific on [[October 6]]. It strengthened rapidly, reaching category four on the [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale]] on the next day. After a brief period of weakening to a category three, it re-intensified back to a category four, moving roughly parallel to the Mexican coast.Pauline then made landfall, slamming into Mexico. Heavy rains and high winds caused damage as the storm skirted the coast. There were 300-400 deaths, and heavy damage to [[Acalpulco]]. The name was retired and replaced by '''Patricia''' for the [[2003 Pacific hurricane season]]. {{commonscat|Hurricane Pauline}} {{Retired Pacific hurricanes}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pauline}} [[Category:Hurricanes in Mexico]] [[Category:Deadly storms]] [[Category:Retired tropical cyclone names]] [[Category:1997 events]] [[Category:1990s in Mexico]] {{weather-stub}}