Hurricane Priscilla forms in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico
Hurricane Priscilla, a Category 2 storm with 110 mph winds, brings heavy rain, flooding risks, and dangerous surf to southwestern Mexico’s coast, prompting watches and evacuations.
- Hurricane Priscilla is strengthening in the Pacific Ocean, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds that threaten coastal areas of southwest Mexico, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
- Priscilla had maximum sustained winds of 85 mph and was moving north-northwest at 5 mph , as reported by the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
- A tropical storm watch was issued for part of the southwestern Mexican coast, from Punta San Telmo to Punta Mita, indicating tropical storm conditions on Sunday and Monday.
- Rainfall of up to 6 inches was expected in Guerrero, Michoacán, Colima, and Jalisco, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
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Hurricane Priscilla, category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, generated warnings in the Mexican Pacific. According to the most recent report of the National Water Commission (Conagua), during the afternoon of Monday the tropical cyclone is located 335 kilometers southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, and 550 kilometers southeast of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur. At 15.00 hours, Priscilla recorded sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour, …
The storm could be further strengthened in category 3, but its trajectory should keep it away from the mainland.
Hurricane Priscilla is less than 400 kilometers south of Cabo San Lucas
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