Remnants of Patricia give us periods of rain

That year, “nearly 4,000 people lost their lives and there was almost $160 billion in damage”, NOAA said in a statement marking the 10-year anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, the last major hurricanes to strike the U.S.

A widespread swath from Louisiana into Mississippi, southern/western Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle has the potential to see 3 or more inches of rain through Tuesday.

Lopez credited a quick response by the government and civil protection officials, who issued warnings, opened shelters for those seeking safety and prepared clean-up plans. Some localized flooding is possible in a few spots.

The National Hurricane Center had called Patricia a “potentially catastrophic” hurricane, and the storm managed to break two records before even making landfall.

“As Catholics, as people of faith, we see a population that was praying”, he added.

An airline employee walks in the empty airport where all flights are cancelled as Hurricane Patricia approaches the Pacific resort city Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday.

“Nature was kind”, said Gerardo Ruiz Esparza, communications and transportation minister.

A 21 second animation of infrared and visible imagery from NOAA’s GOES-East satellite over the period of October 24 to 26 showed the remnants of Hurricane Patricia wrapped into a low pressure area move through the Gulf of Mexico and Gulf Coast States.

“Those growing regions are more for the winter”, he said.

A Nebraska couple is back home after a close call with one of history’s strongest storms.

So why didn’t we hear of more deaths and catastrophes with Patricia?