Hurricane Patricia is forecast to slam into Mexico's Pacific coast as a powerful Category 5 storm.
The only one other Category 5 hurricane in the Pacific to ever hit land was near the port city of Manzanillo, Mexico, which is also in the projected path of Patricia. In the Atlantic, a dozen Category 5 hurricanes have come ashore.
Here's a look at the hurricanes that have made landfall as Category 5 storms, leaving death and destruction in their wake.
IN THE PACIFIC
In 1959, an unnamed storm struck near Manzanillo, killing about 1,800 people.
IN THE ATLANTIC
Sept. 4, 2007, Hurricane Felix slammed into Nicaragua's Mosquito Coast, killing 101 people.
Aug. 21, 2007, Hurricane Dean hit near Majahual, Mexico, killing at least 13 people.
Aug. 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew came ashore in Miami, killing 65 people.
Sept. 14, 1988, Hurricane Gilbert slammed into Cancun, Mexico, killing 327 people.
On Aug. 29, 1979, Hurricane David barrelled into Leeward Island of Dominica, killing more than 2,000 people.
On Sept. 2, 1977, Hurricane Anita plowed into Tamaulipas, Mexico, killing at least 10 people.
On Sept. 9, 1971, Hurricane Edith made landfall in Nicaragua, killing 30 people.
On Aug. 17, 1969, Hurricane Camille hit near Biloxi, Mississippi, killing 256 people.
On Sept. 28, 1955, Hurricane Janet raced into Chetumal, Mexico, killing more than 600 people.
On Sept. 16, 1937, an unnamed Category 5 hurricane blew into the Bahamas, killing 51 people.
On Sept. 3, 1935, Hurricane Labor Day churned into the Florida Keys, killing 408 people.
On Sept. 13, 1928, Hurricane San Felipe-Okeechobee pummeled Puerto Rico, killing 2,166 people.
