What Happened To CarLotta?

Tropical Storm Carlotta  started as Hurrican Carlotta  and  slammed into Mexico's resort-studded Pacific coast late Friday June 16th 2012 , toppling trees and lashing hotels while authorities evacuated people from low-lying areas. The rapidly changing hurricane made landfall as a Category 1 storm near Puerto Escondido, a laid-back port popular with surfers.

Carlotta had strengthened into a powerful Category 2 hurricane early Friday and   moved inland and weakened becoming tropical storm on Saturday and a tropical depression on Sunday.



   Did you Know .....



The name Carlotta has been used for eight prior  tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.


Hurricane Carlotta (1967), formed near the Mexican coast; did not make landfall

Hurricane Carlotta (1971), no land was affected

Hurricane Carlotta (1975), did not come near land

Hurricane Carlotta (1978), category 4 hurricane that did not affect land; at the time, it was the third strongest June storm, after 1973's Ava and 1976's Annette

Tropical Storm Carlotta (1982), did not make landfall

Hurricane Carlotta (1988), did not make landfall

Hurricane Carlotta (1994), buffeted Socorro Island with sustained winds of 39 mph (63 km/h)

Hurricane Carlotta (2000), killed 18 after sinking a freighter

Hurricane Carlotta (2006), brought light rainfall to Mexico



The name Carlotta has also been used for one tropical cyclone in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.



Cyclone Carlotta (1972), well off Queensland