MEXICO CITY: Tropical storm Flossie strengthened right into a hurricane on Monday (Jun 30) close to Mexico’s Pacific coast, the place it’s anticipated to deliver torrential rains, the US Nationwide Hurricane Middle mentioned.
Flossie was situated 280km from the port of Manzanillo within the Mexican state of Colima, the meteorological company mentioned in its newest report.
It was producing most sustained winds of 120 km/h and was transferring at 17 km/h, it added.
The storm is anticipated to maneuver parallel to the Pacific coast till it strikes away from Mexican territory, probably resulting in rain within the states of Michoacan, Guerrero, Colima and a few areas of Jalisco and Oaxaca.
“The rainfall might trigger landslides, rising river and stream ranges,” Mexico’s Nationwide Water Fee mentioned in an announcement, including that flooding in low-lying areas may be anticipated.
Though a direct hit from Flossie isn’t anticipated, President Claudia Sheinbaum urged residents to “train excessive warning” in a message posted on social media on Sunday.
Mexico is hit by cyclones yearly, each on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, often between Might and November.
