User:Hurricane Noah/Tropical Depression Nineteen-E (2018)

Tropical Depression Nineteen-E was a weak tropical cyclone that caused flooding throughout Western Mexico. Nineteen-E originated from an area of low pressure that formed several hundred miles off the southern coast of Mexico on September 14. The National Hurricane Center continued to track the disturbance for the next several days. Despite disorganization and then having close proximity to land, the disturbance developed into Tropical Depression Nineteen-E on September 19 in the Gulf of California. The system peaked with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 1002 mbar (29.59 inHg). One day after forming, the depression quickly deteriorated and dissipated after making landfall in Sonora. Overall, Nineteen-E affected 8 Mexican states. Four individuals were killed, 3 were reported missing, and over $40 million USD in agricultural loses were recorded.

Meteorological history
Tropical Depression Nineteen-E originated from an area of low pressure that the National Hurricane Center (NHC) first noted for future development on September 11 at 00:00 UTC. An area of disturbed weather formed several hundred miles south of the southern coast of Mexico on September 14 at 12:00 UTC. The NHC continued to track the disturbance as it moved northward over the next five days. The disturbance made landfall in Baja California Sur on September 18, before moving into the Gulf of California on September 19. Despite negative projections due to its proximity to land, the disturbance organized into Tropical Depression Nineteen-E at 15:00 UTC, approximately 35 miles (60 km) northeast of Loreto Mexico. Six hours later, Nineteen-E's maximum sustained winds peaked at 35 mph (55 km/h). At that time, the NHC noted that banding features had become slightly more defined and an area of strong convection was present in the eastern semicircle. At 03:00 UTC on September 20, Nineteen-E's winds decreased in speed despite the fact that the minimum central pressure had decreased to 1002 mbar (29.59 inHg). Six hours later, as Nineteen-E moved over rough terrain in the Mexican state of Sonora, the tropical depression quickly dissipated after its convection took on a more linear look and the system lost its closed surface circulation.

Impact
On September 20, Nineteen-E made landfall in Sonora, Mexico as a tropical depression. There, at least 500 families were affected and 100 people were rescued from floods. A freight train derailed while traveling from Retes Station to Techa in Mocorito. In Chihuahua, three people were reported dead.

In Sinaloa, one person was killed in Ahome and three people were counted as missing in Culiacán. Damages to agriculture exceeded 800 million pesos ($42.5 million USD) in Sinaloa. In total, 58 thousand jobs were impacted, and over 500 thousand birds and 15 thousand heads of cattle, goats, and pigs were killed and swept away by the currents of engorged rivers. The municipalities of Ahome, Culiacán, Angostura, Badiraguato, Choix, Guasave, El Fuerte, Mocorito, Salvador Alvarado, and Navolato were all declared disaster areas. In total, at least eight Mexican states were affected by Nineteen-E.