Tropical Storm Jose was a short-lived tropical storm which made landfall in central Mexico during August 2005. Jose was the tenth named storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and the fourth of six tropical cyclones (three hurricanes and three tropical storms) to make landfall in Mexico in that year.
Tropical Storm Jose
Tropical Storm Jose shortly after landfall on Veracruz early on August 23
Tropical Storm Jose formed in the Bay of Campeche on August 22 and made landfall in the Mexican state of Veracruz the next day. It retained tropical characteristics for less than one day before dissipating, but still brought heavy rainfall to the region. Jose killed 16 people in Mexico, and caused $45 million (2005 USD) in damage.[1]
Tropical Storm Jose was first identified as a tropical wave that moved off the western coast of Africa on August 8, 2005.[2] On August 13, the system spawned Tropical Depression Ten over the central Atlantic;[3] the wave itself continued westward, entering the Caribbean on August 17. Slight development took place as the system moved over the Yucatán Peninsula; however, by the time it entered the Bay of Campeche on August 21, little convection was associated with the system. The following morning, convection exploded under highly favorable divergence from an upper-level anticyclonic flow. According to readings from the QuikSCAT satellite, a well-defined low pressure center developed by 1200 UTC, prompting the National Hurricane Center to classify the system as Tropical Depression Eleven. At this time, the depression was situated roughly 110 mi (175 km) east of Veracruz, Mexico.[2]
Situated over very warm waters and within an area of low wind shear, the depression was able to quickly organize; however, due to its proximity to land, the NHC noted, "the system does not have very long...to take advantage of these favorable conditions." Located to the south of a mid-level ridge, the depression tracked just north of due west and kept this motion through the remainder of its existence.[4] The depression rapidly intensified as it moved to the west, becoming Tropical Storm Jose just six hours later. The global model guidance initially failed to resolve the storm's track well, with some models indicating that it would stall offshore.[5] Jose continued to strengthen as it moved towards the coast and made landfall north of Veracruz city early on August 23 with winds reaching a peak of 60 mph (95 km/h).[2] As Jose made its landfall an eye was beginning to form, although the storm was still well short of hurricane intensity.[6] Tropical Storm Jose quickly weakened after landfall and dissipated that afternoon in the mountains of central Mexico only 24 hours after forming.[2]
As Tropical Storm Jose formed so close to shore there was a lead time of less than 9 hours on the tropical storm warning for the Veracruz coastline. The area covered by the warning issued on August 22 was extended southwards as Jose intensified, before being canceled soon after landfall on August 23. The advisories issued by the National Hurricane Center emphasized that rainfall from Jose was the primary threat.[2]
Across Mexico, Jose killed 16 people – five were in Veracruz's capital Xalapa, six were in elsewhere in Veracruz due a landslide,[7] and five were in Oaxaca due to mudslides.[2] Tropical Storm Jose was responsible for damaging crops, highways and homes; flooding districts in several cities in the state of Veracruz, and the evacuation of 80,000 people to shelters. The government of that state estimated the damages caused by the storm to be approximately $45 million (2005 USD). Approximately 120 municipalities were affected by the torrential rain, but the majority of the damage was concentrated to eight of them: Martínez de la Torre, Misantla, Nautla, San Rafael, Vega de la Torre, Actopan, Cardel and Úrsulo Galván. Damage to the highway infrastructure was estimated at $33 million (2005 USD).[1]
It was also reported that the storm damaged at least 16,000 homes and about 250 square kilometers (60 thousand acres) of land used for cattle. In addition over 420 square kilometers (103 thousand acres) of various crops, including sugarcane, corn and bananas, were flooded. Many boats were also lost as a result of Jose. 90 active medical brigades were sent to the region to reduce the risk of infections amongst the affected population.[1]
Recordsedit
Jose was also the earliest tenth named storm in the Atlantic until Tropical Storm Josephine beat it on August 13, 2020.[8]
^ abcStaff Writer. (in Spanish). Teorema Ambiental. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2006.
^ abcdefJames L. Franklin (January 13, 2005). "Tropical Storm Jose Tropical Cyclone Report" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
^Jack L. Beven (January 17, 2006). "Tropical Depression Ten Tropical Cyclone Report" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
^James L. Franklin (August 22, 2005). "Tropical Depression Eleven Discussion One". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
^National Hurricane Center. "Discussion for Tropical Depression Eleven, 5 p.m. EDT, August 22, 2005". NOAA. Retrieved May 22, 2006.
^National Hurricane Center. "Discussion for Tropical Storm Jose, 5 a.m. EDT, August 23, 2005". NOAA. Retrieved May 22, 2006.
^Características e Impacto Socioeconómico de los Principales Desastres Ocurridos en la República Mexicana en el Año 2005 (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil. August 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
^Andrea Thompson; Amanda Montañez (December 1, 2020). "In 2020, Record-Breaking Hurricanes Arrived Early—and Often". Scientific American. from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
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For other storms of the same name see Tropical Storm Jose Tropical Storm Jose was a short lived tropical storm which made landfall in central Mexico during August 2005 Jose was the tenth named storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and the fourth of six tropical cyclones three hurricanes and three tropical storms to make landfall in Mexico in that year Tropical Storm Jose Tropical Storm Jose shortly after landfall on Veracruz early on August 23Meteorological historyFormedAugust 22 2005DissipatedAugust 23 2005Tropical storm1 minute sustained SSHWS NWS Highest winds60 mph 95 km h Lowest pressure998 mbar hPa 29 47 inHgOverall effectsFatalities16 totalDamage 45 million 2005 USD Areas affectedEastern MexicoIBTrACSPart of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season Tropical Storm Jose formed in the Bay of Campeche on August 22 and made landfall in the Mexican state of Veracruz the next day It retained tropical characteristics for less than one day before dissipating but still brought heavy rainfall to the region Jose killed 16 people in Mexico and caused 45 million 2005 USD in damage 1 Contents 1 Meteorological history 2 Preparations and impact 3 Records 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksMeteorological history edit nbsp Map plotting the storm s track and intensity according to the Saffir Simpson scaleMap keySaffir 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 nbsp Tropical cyclone nbsp Subtropical cyclone nbsp Extratropical cyclone remnant low tropical disturbance or monsoon depression Tropical Storm Jose was first identified as a tropical wave that moved off the western coast of Africa on August 8 2005 2 On August 13 the system spawned Tropical Depression Ten over the central Atlantic 3 the wave itself continued westward entering the Caribbean on August 17 Slight development took place as the system moved over the Yucatan Peninsula however by the time it entered the Bay of Campeche on August 21 little convection was associated with the system The following morning convection exploded under highly favorable divergence from an upper level anticyclonic flow According to readings from the QuikSCAT satellite a well defined low pressure center developed by 1200 UTC prompting the National Hurricane Center to classify the system as Tropical Depression Eleven At this time the depression was situated roughly 110 mi 175 km east of Veracruz Mexico 2 Situated over very warm waters and within an area of low wind shear the depression was able to quickly organize however due to its proximity to land the NHC noted the system does not have very long to take advantage of these favorable conditions Located to the south of a mid level ridge the depression tracked just north of due west and kept this motion through the remainder of its existence 4 The depression rapidly intensified as it moved to the west becoming Tropical Storm Jose just six hours later The global model guidance initially failed to resolve the storm s track well with some models indicating that it would stall offshore 5 Jose continued to strengthen as it moved towards the coast and made landfall north of Veracruz city early on August 23 with winds reaching a peak of 60 mph 95 km h 2 As Jose made its landfall an eye was beginning to form although the storm was still well short of hurricane intensity 6 Tropical Storm Jose quickly weakened after landfall and dissipated that afternoon in the mountains of central Mexico only 24 hours after forming 2 Preparations and impact editTotal Rains from Jose citation needed Municipality Rainfall Misantla 10 04 in 25 50 cm El Raudel 8 73 in 22 17 cm Cuetzalan 6 14 in 15 60 cm Libertad 6 00 in 15 24 cm Martinez de la Torre 5 74 in 14 58 cm Altotonga 5 65 in 14 35 cm Rancho Nuevo 4 88 in 12 40 cm El Naranjillo 4 84 in 12 29 cm As Tropical Storm Jose formed so close to shore there was a lead time of less than 9 hours on the tropical storm warning for the Veracruz coastline The area covered by the warning issued on August 22 was extended southwards as Jose intensified before being canceled soon after landfall on August 23 The advisories issued by the National Hurricane Center emphasized that rainfall from Jose was the primary threat 2 Across Mexico Jose killed 16 people five were in Veracruz s capital Xalapa six were in elsewhere in Veracruz due a landslide 7 and five were in Oaxaca due to mudslides 2 Tropical Storm Jose was responsible for damaging crops highways and homes flooding districts in several cities in the state of Veracruz and the evacuation of 80 000 people to shelters The government of that state estimated the damages caused by the storm to be approximately 45 million 2005 USD Approximately 120 municipalities were affected by the torrential rain but the majority of the damage was concentrated to eight of them Martinez de la Torre Misantla Nautla San Rafael Vega de la Torre Actopan Cardel and Ursulo Galvan Damage to the highway infrastructure was estimated at 33 million 2005 USD 1 It was also reported that the storm damaged at least 16 000 homes and about 250 square kilometers 60 thousand acres of land used for cattle In addition over 420 square kilometers 103 thousand acres of various crops including sugarcane corn and bananas were flooded Many boats were also lost as a result of Jose 90 active medical brigades were sent to the region to reduce the risk of infections amongst the affected population 1 Records editJose was also the earliest tenth named storm in the Atlantic until Tropical Storm Josephine beat it on August 13 2020 8 See also edit nbsp Tropical cyclones portal Other tropical cyclones named Jose Tropical Storm Bret 2005 Tropical Storm Gert 2005 Tropical Storm Fernand 2013 References edit a b c Staff Writer Estiman danos en Veracruz por 500 millones de pesos in Spanish Teorema Ambiental Archived from the original on September 30 2007 Retrieved May 24 2006 a b c d e f James L Franklin January 13 2005 Tropical Storm Jose Tropical Cyclone Report PDF National Hurricane Center Retrieved October 10 2010 Jack L Beven January 17 2006 Tropical Depression Ten Tropical Cyclone Report PDF National Hurricane Center Retrieved October 10 2010 James L Franklin August 22 2005 Tropical Depression Eleven Discussion One National Hurricane Center Retrieved October 10 2010 National Hurricane Center Discussion for Tropical Depression Eleven 5 p m EDT August 22 2005 NOAA Retrieved May 22 2006 National Hurricane Center Discussion for Tropical Storm Jose 5 a m EDT August 23 2005 NOAA Retrieved May 22 2006 Caracteristicas e Impacto Socioeconomico de los Principales Desastres Ocurridos en la Republica Mexicana en el Ano 2005 PDF Report in Spanish Sistema Nacional de Proteccion Civil August 2006 Retrieved February 10 2020 Andrea Thompson Amanda Montanez December 1 2020 In 2020 Record Breaking Hurricanes Arrived Early and Often Scientific American Archived from the original on May 16 2021 Retrieved June 4 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tropical Storm Jose 2005 NHC s archive on Tropical Storm Jose NHC s Tropical Cyclone Report on Tropical Storm Jose Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tropical Storm Jose 2005 amp oldid 1205678886, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
