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Hurricane Genevieve (2014)
Category 3 Pacific hurricane and Category 5 typhoon in 2014 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hurricane Genevieve, also known as Typhoon Genevieve, was a strong and long-lived tropical cyclone that became the fourth-strongest tropical cyclone of the 2014 Pacific typhoon season. It was also the first tropical cyclone to exist in all the three North Pacific tropical cyclone basins since Dora in 1999. Genevieve formed from a tropical wave well to the south-east of Hawaii on July 25, but weakened quickly into a remnant low due to high wind shear on July 28. The system briefly reformed in July to the south of Hawaii before dissipating once again on July 31.
Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
![]() Genevieve at peak intensity on August 8 | |
Formed | July 25, 2014 |
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Dissipated | August 14, 2014 |
Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 125 mph (205 km/h) 1-minute sustained: 160 mph (260 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 915 mbar (hPa); 27.02 inHg |
Fatalities | None reported |
Damage | None |
Areas affected | None |
Part of the 2014 Pacific hurricane and typhoon seasons | |
Several days later, on August 2, Genevieve regenerated. Owing to better conditions for intensification, Genevieve began to rapidly intensify, reaching hurricane strength on August 6 and major hurricane strength on August 7 shortly before crossing the International Date Line into the Western Pacific basin, where Genevieve was reclassified as a typhoon by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
After reaching peak intensity as a Category 5 typhoon on August 7 and 8 to the west-southwest, Genevieve began to weaken as conditions worsened. The storm rapidly weakened to severe tropical storm strength on August 10. On August 12, the JMA downgraded Genevieve to a tropical depression, and Genevieve dissipated on August 14.