| Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Karina at peak intensity on August 26, hours prior to making landfall. | |
| Formed | August 22, 2020 |
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| Dissipated | August 27, 2020 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 140 mph (220 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 927 mbar (hPa); 27.37 inHg |
| Fatalities | 15 total |
| Damage | $3.27 billion (2020 USD) |
| Areas affected | Mexico, Southwestern United States |
| Part of the 2020 Pacific hurricane season | |
Hurricane Karina, was the most intense storm to make landfall on the Baja California Peninsula, surpassing Hurricane Odile of 2014, which made landfall six years prior. This storm became the second costliest pacific hurricane on record, only shy of Hurricane Manuel. The storm caused major damages across the peninsula and surrounding areas in August 2020, while also bringing flooding and major storm surge to the Baja California Peninsula.
Meterological History
Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Tropical storm (39–54 mph, 63–87 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Extratropical cyclone / remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depressionEarly on August 21, the NHC began monitoring a tropical disturbance that formed off the coast of Mexico, over the next 36 hours the disturbance gradually organized and was designated as Tropical Depression Fourteen-E on August 22. [WIP]
Preparations
Impact & Aftermath
Retirement
In April 2021, the World Meteorological Organization retired the name Karina from its respective rotating name list due to the amounts of damages and deaths the storm caused. It was replaced with Khloe in the 2026 Pacific season.