Hurricane Mitch (2012)

Mitch was a memorable Category 7 Hurricane which impacted Brazil, Argentina and Patagonia with winds of 250 mph (380 km/h) during May 22 and May 25, 2012. Mitch was the second biggest hurricane in the Alternate 2012

Meteorological History
Mitch was first recognized by the NHC as a tiny tropical wave off the French coast on the 30th of April 2012.. It was growing at a very slow pace and was on the brink of But, due to a underwater volcanic eruption, global temperatures were 13 degrees Celcius above normal. The volcanic eruptions caused the sea temperatures to rise and cause more water to evaporate than usual, causing Mitch to intensify into a Category 3 hurricane with 130 mph winds. Shortly after 0800 UTC on May 4, Mitch moved southwest of Spain and was able to intensify into a Category 4. Shortly after intensification, it moved into an air stream and intensified again into a Category 5. Mitch finally exited the air stream and made landfall on Bermuda. It moved south again and started to intensify again. By the time it reached South America on May 20, it was a monster Category 6.

France
Though Mitch was 300 miles (500 km) away from Bordeaux, it produced small waves (3 meters) or less in height. A person was washed away by a wave in Bordeaux Beach, luckily he was rescued and revived.

Spain
Spain was never hit by the new tropical storm, but Gilbaltar, which is 200 miles (320 km) away was hit by small waves the size of a bike. Two people were killed on Electric Avenue which was flooded by the highest wave ever seen in Gilbaltar. The wave was 40 meters high.

Majorca
On mainland Majorca, there was no damage reported. Only a ship crashed into a lighthouse because of strong winds.

Brazil
Brazillian authorities issued immediate hurricane watches on May 21, shortly after, the watches became hurricane warnings. The mayor of Sao Paolo had evacuated all the beaches using a state of the art blowhorn. The 300-floor (1, 400 feet high) Sao Tower was evacuated because of considered damage to the tower. The other skyscrapers in Sao Paolo were also evacuated.

Rio De Janeiro - The city of Rio which was getting rebuilt after the March Hurricane, was evacuated because of high storm surge warnings and landslide alerts. The mayor of the city Pedro Hernandez was also evacuated because his home standed near the Christ the Reedemer statue. Because the statue was damaged by flying debris and high winds during Hurricane Estado in March, the authorities were worried about the mayor and his home. The statue, which was under heavy repairs at the time was evacuated.