Hypercane Levy

Hypercane Levy was the worst known storm ever to impact the US West Coast and the strongest storm ever, preceding Hypercane Humberto and Hypercane Eric. This 600 mph (960 km/h) storm destroyed the US West Coast on February 13, 2012 when the full force of the storm blew inland. The storm resulted in heavy damage to Los Angeles, and extremely widespread flooding elsewhere. It produced $200,000,000,000,000,000,000 in damage.

History
Levy formed as a weak disturbance off the coast of Northern China on February 1, 2012. During the storms early days, a monsoon pattern moved it from China to the Mid-Pacific which is an area in which storms intensify and rapidly intensified into a tropical depression and storm. During February 6, the storm was a Category 1 typhoon and was over Hawaii. The inhabitant scientists warned local residents of the island of Hila about high waves and an risk of a high storm surge. But, it was not the hurricane that scared them, it was a possible underwater eruption. The Hawaiian King Seamount, one of the largest in the world, sits 1,300 miles (2,092 km) off the coast of California, 10 miles (16 km) off Hila and 30 miles (50 km) off the main island of Honolulu and it is 3,403 feet (1,097 m) deep. On February 7, the volcano erupted forcing the local ocean temperatures to explode to a massive 60 C (140 F) and turned Hurricane Levy into Category 9 Hypercane Levy. During 6 days, the storm moved across the Pacific and onto Los Angeles. Producing EF5 tornadoes and 150 feet storm surges, Levy made landfall in LA on February 13. At 0400 PM Pacific Time, Levy intensified into a Category 11 Hypercane and slowed down. Finally, on February 17, Levy dimnished into a Category 7 and dissipated over Missouri. Levy was a quick storm compared to other hypercanes. Other strong storms with winds exceeding 500 mph last for months, but Hypercane Levy lasted for a period of 16 days, 14 hours. It is because the Hawaiian King Seamount's eruptions stopped and caused the ocean temperature to lower back to its normal point.

Records

 * Strongest Pacific storm since Typhoon Tip in 1979.
 * Strongest storm ever recorded, preceding Tip and 2005's Hurricane Wilma.
 * Highest storm surge (150 ft).
 * Lowest atmospheric pressure (691 mbar (hPa)).
 * Largest eye recorded in a storm (2,400 miles/3,600 km)
 * Highest rainfall (2,500 litres in US West Coast)