What is Hurricane Patricia?
[[File:Hurricane Patricia 2015-10-24 1800.png|thumb]] [[File:Hurricane Patricia (2015) map.jpg|thumb]] '''Hurricane Patricia''' of 2015 was the strongest [[tropical cyclone|hurricane]] ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere. The storm was headed for western [[Mexico]]. Its winds grew to Category 5 level and reached 215 mph. Patricia had the highest hurricane winds since Hurricane Linda in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Patricia Grows Stronger|publisher=Fox News|url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/10/23/tropical-storm-patricia-could-become-major-hurricane-warning-issued-for-mexico|access-date=Oct 23, 2015}}</ref> On April 25, 2016, the name ''Patricia'' was retired and replaced with ''Pamela''. ==References== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Patricia}} [[Category:Hurricanes in Mexico]] [[Category:2015 in weather]] [[Category:2010s in Mexico]] [[Category:Retired tropical cyclone names]] {{weather-stub}}