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  • Comment: The information in this draft can be added to the existing article on 2025 Pacific hurricane season. If there is more information about this storm, this draft can be expanded and resubmitted (and will again be considered either for acceptance or for a recommendation to merge). Robert McClenon (talk) 00:15, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
  • Comment: This draft is pretty much a cut-n-paste of the Hurricane Flossie section in the 2025 PHS article, so there really is nothing to merge. Drdpw (talk) 21:56, 3 August 2025 (UTC)
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This page is about the Pacific hurricane in 2025. For other storms of the same name, see List of storms named Flossie.
Hurricane Flossie
Flossie near peak intensity to the southwest of Mexico on July 2
Meteorological history
FormedJune 29, 2025
DissipatedJuly 3, 2025
Category 3 major hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds115 mph (185 km/h)
Lowest pressure962 mbar (hPa); 28.41 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities1
DamageMinimal
Areas affectedSouthwestern Mexico, Revillagigedo Islands
Part of the 2025 Pacific hurricane season

Hurricane Flossie was a Category 3 hurricane that affected the Revillagigedo Islands and Southwestern Mexico, causing minimal damages and 1 fatality in June and July 2025. The sixth named storm, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2025 Pacific hurricane season, Flossie became the earliest forming sixth named storm in the Eastern Pacific basin since records began.

A tropical depression formed from a low pressure area south of Mexico on June 29, which was named Flossie later the same day. Fueled by warm sea surface temperatures with little to no wind shear, Flossie quickly became a hurricane later the next day and began rapid intensification into a major hurricane on July 1, where it would reach peak intensity. After moving northwest into more unfavorable conditions with cooler sea surface temperatures, Flossie's eyewall began to fall apart, quickly weakening into a hurricane and a tropical storm by July 3. Flossie would degenerate into a post-tropical cyclone later that day.

Meteorological history

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Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
Saffir–Simpson scale
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

On June 23, a broad area of low pressure formed off the Pacific coast of Central America.[1] After several days within favorable environment, the shower and thunderstorm activity associated with the disturbance become much better organized on June 28, and Tropical Depression Six-E formed early the next morning, when the low developed a well-defined, closed low-level circulation with maximum winds around 30 mph (45 km/h).[2] Convection continued to become better organized, with curved banding to the north of the center a few hours later, marking the formation of Tropical Storm Flossie that same day.[3] Flossie steadily gained strength on June 30, amid a favorable environment of low wind shear and warm sea surface temperatures of about 84 to 86 °F (29 to 30 °C),[4] the storm attained hurricane strength late that day, about 175 mi (280 km) south of Manzanillo, Colima.[5] The system continued to rapidly intensify on July 1, becoming a Category 3 major hurricane by day's end.[6] The next morning, Flossie's eye became more ragged and the northern eyewall started to deteriorate, weakening the system to Category 2 strength.[7] Flossie's structure continued to degrade, and, early on July 3, it weakened to a tropical storm.[8] Then, having moved over colder sea surface temperatures southwest of Baja California Sur, the storm lost all convection,[9] and transitioned into a post-tropical low that afternoon.[10]

Impacts

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Flooding, fallen trees, land slides, and minor property damage was reported in Michoacán.[11][12] Similar damage was reported in the neighboring states of Guerrero, and Colima. In Manzanillo, Colima, a man drowned after being swept away by rough surf.[13][14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jelsema, Jon; Hagen, Andrew (June 23, 2025). Seven-Day Tropical Outlook (Report). Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  2. ^ Hagen, Andrew (June 29, 2025). Tropical Depression Six-E Discussion Number 1 (Report). Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  3. ^ Kelly, Larry (June 29, 2025). Tropical Storm Flossie Discussion Number 2 (Report). Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  4. ^ Kelly, Larry (June 30, 2025). Tropical Storm Flossie Discussion Number 7 (Report). Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  5. ^ Jelsema, Jon (June 30, 2025). Hurricane Flossie Advisory Number 8 (Report). Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  6. ^ Bucci, Lisa (July 1, 2025). Hurricane Flossie Discussion Number 12 (Report). Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  7. ^ kelly, Larry (July 2, 2025). Hurricane Flossie Discussion Number 14 (Report). Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  8. ^ Gibbs, Alex; Jelsema, Jon; Papin, Philippe (July 3, 2025). Tropical Storm Flossie Discussion Number 17 (Report). Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  9. ^ Beven, Jack (July 3, 2025). Tropical Storm Flossie Discussion Number 18 (Report). Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  10. ^ Cangialosi, John (July 3, 2025). Post-Tropical Cyclone Flossie Discussion Number 19 (Report). Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  11. ^ Torres, Verónica (July 2, 2025). "Michoacán, con inundaciones y caída de árboles tras paso de "Flossie": PC" [Michoacán, with flooding and fallen trees after passage of "Flossie":PC]. Mi Morelia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  12. ^ Martínez, Ernesto (July 1, 2025). "Se registran inundaciones en Lázaro Cárdenas tras paso de 'Flossie'" [Floods are recorded in Lázaro Cárdenas after the passage of 'Flossie']. La Jornada (in Spanish). Mexico City. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  13. ^ Vargas, Claudio (July 3, 2025). "Tormenta tropical "Flossie" se aleja y pierde intensidad en el Pacífico" [Tropical storm "Flossie" moves away and loses intensity in the Pacific]. La Silla Rota (in Spanish). Mexico City. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  14. ^ Lara, Josimar (July 2, 2025). "Sin mayores daños en Michoacán, por paso de "Flossie": gobernador" [No major damage in Michoacán, by passage of "Flossie": governor]. Mi Morelia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 3, 2025.
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