Tropical Storm Mario Brings High Winds, Flash-Flood Threat to Southern Mexico
Tropical Storm Mario is expected to bring 2 to 4 inches of rain with gusty winds up to 53 mph, posing risks of flash flooding and mudslides in coastal and mountainous areas.
- Tropical Storm Mario has formed off Mexico's Pacific coast, bringing wind, rain, and possible flash flooding, according to forecasters.
- A tropical storm watch is in effect for Michoacán, covering an area from Lázaro Cárdenas to Punta San Telmo, according to Mexico's National Meteorological Service.
- The U.S. National Hurricane Center reported maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and issued warnings of flash flooding across parts of southern Mexico through Sunday.
- The National Hurricane Center has predicted rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches, with some areas potentially receiving up to 6 inches, foreseen to cause mudslides.
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Mario restrengthens to tropical storm off Mexican coast but poses no immediate threat to land
Mario, a storm system swirling off Mexico's Pacific coast, has once again become a tropical storm. There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
Tropical Storm Mario brings wind, rain and heavy waves to southwest Mexico
Tropical Storm Mario has formed off Mexico’s Pacific coast and is expected to bring wind, rain and possible flash flooding, forecasters said. Mexico’s National Meteorological Service issued a tropical storm watch for parts of the state of Michoacán, stretching 221 kilometers north from Lázaro Cárdenas to Punta San Telmo. It also warned that gusty winds are possible along the coasts of Guerrero, Michoacan and Colima through tonight. As of Friday …
Tropical depression Thirteen-E, in the Pacific Ocean, evolved to tropical storm ‘Mario’ on the morning of this Friday, September 12, reported the National Water Commission (Conagua). According to the National Meteorological Service (SMN), the storm ‘Mario’ was located 65 kilometers (km) south-southwest of Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, and 95 km south-southeast of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán. This phenomenon has maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers p…
The tropical storm 'Mario' is formed in the Pac fico and is forecast heavy rains in Jalisco, Colima, Michoac and Guerrero.
The tropical storm Mario was formed on Friday off the coast of the Mexican Pacific and was expected to bring wind, rain and possible sudden floods, according to forecasters. Mario was described as a "mini" storm in the morning warning of the National Hurricane Center of the United States, but the storm had maximum sustained winds of 64 kilometers per hour (40 miles per hour). A tropical storm surveillance was issued for parts of the state of Mic…
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