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What happened with Fausto
Hurricane Fausto (1996) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1996 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 10, 1996, 220 mi SW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb on September 12, 1996, and made landfall 2 times — first 20 mi WNW of Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico on September 13, 1996 as a Category 1 hurricane (86 mph). Later landfalls: 26 mi SW of Higuera de Zaragoza, Sinaloa, Mexico on September 14, 1996 as a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph). It rapidly intensified by 57 mph in 24 hours (to 109 mph on September 12, 1996). The storm lasted 4.8 days and travelled about 1,323 miles (2,128 km).