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There is a town at the tip of the first island that this storm made landfall at which hasn't been heard from yet. It has a population of 45,000 and they aren't confirming if anyone was able to evacuate or not.

Originally the death tool was estimated at 1,200 but they have pulled that estimate back and are only saying it could be in the thousands now.
 
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The strongest Hurricane on record in the NHC AOR (Atlantic, eastern North Pacific) is making a beeline for the MExican Pacific coast:

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National Hurricane Center said:
ZCZC MIATCDEP5 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM

HURRICANE PATRICIA DISCUSSION NUMBER 14
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP202015
400 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2015

Data from three center fixes by the Hurricane Hunters indicate
that the intensity, based on a blend of 700 mb-flight level and
SFMR-observed surface winds, is near 175 kt. This makes Patricia
the strongest hurricane on record in the National Hurricane Center's
area of responsibility (AOR) which includes the Atlantic and the
eastern North Pacific basins. The minimum central pressure
estimated from the aircraft data, 880 mb, is the lowest ever for
our AOR. It seems incredible that even more strengthening could
occur before landfall later today, but recent microwave imagery
shows hints of a concentric eyewall developing. If the trend
toward an eyewall replacement continues, it would cause the
intensity to at least level off later today. The official forecast
shows only a little more strengthening before landfall. Given the
very mountainous terrain that Patricia should encounter after
landfall, the cyclone should weaken even faster over land than
predicted by the normal inland decay rate.

***

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 23/0900Z 17.0N 105.5W 175 KT 200 MPH
12H 23/1800Z 18.8N 105.4W 180 KT 205 MPH
24H 24/0600Z 21.7N 104.2W 60 KT 70 MPH...INLAND
36H 24/1800Z 24.5N 102.5W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
48H 25/0600Z...DISSIPATED

$$
Forecaster Pasch

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http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2015/ep20/ep202015.discus.014.shtml?
 
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Here comes the rains folks... I've seen predictions as low as 2 inches and has a high as 15 between now and Sunday... with most saying between 5-10 inches of rain.
 
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