What is Hurricane Kenna?
'''Hurricane Kenna''' was a destructive [[tropical cyclone|hurricane]] of the [[2002 Pacific hurricane season]]. It was one of the strongest [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] hurricanes to ever strike [[Mexico]]. Kenna formed in the eastern Pacific on [[October 22]]. It strengthened rapidly, reaching category five on the [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale]] on [[October 25]]. Hurricane Kenna weakened to category four before striking land near [[Puerto Vallarta]] later that day. The only Pacific hurricanes to strike Mexico at greater intensity were 1976's [[Hurricane Madeline]] and an unnamed 1959 storm. Officials reported four deaths from Hurricane Kenna. == Other websites == *[http://www.tpc.ncep.noaa.gov/2002kenna.shtml Tropical Cyclone Report - Hurricane Kenna] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051126203025/http://www.tpc.ncep.noaa.gov/2002kenna.shtml |date=2005-11-26 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kenna}} [[Category:2002 in weather]] [[Category:2002 events]] [[Category:East Pacific hurricanes]] [[Category:Retired tropical cyclone names]] [[Category:Hurricanes in Mexico]] [[Category:2000s in Mexico]] {{Retired Pacific hurricanes}}