Early Saturday morning, Hurricane Patricia was downgraded to a tropical depression. This comes after the natural disaster ravaged Mexico with 200 mph winds. The storm is known as the strongest hurricane ever known to make landfall on the Pacific coast of Mexico.
As Weather.com reports, the eye of the storm "made landfall Friday at 6:15 p.m. CDT near Cuixmala in Jalisco state of southwest Mexico." At that point, the maximum sustained winds estimated at 165 mph, which still stands within a dangerous category 5 storm. The central pressure of the hurricane fell to 879 millibars. Weather.com explains, cyclone strength is based off of its central pressure. "At 892 millibars, Patricia shattered the Eastern Pacific basin's previous record of 902 millibars set by Hurricane Linda in 1997."
USA Today advises there were no major damages known at this time.
Hurricane Patricia is expected to dissipate over Mexico causing rainfall in Texas. Those caught along the storm's path uploaded the shocking images to social media. Take a look at the winds and waters that overtook Mexico.