Hurricane Rachel Strengthens to Category 2 Off of Mexico’s Pacific Coast
The National Hurricane Center said Rachel had winds of 105 mph as Mexican authorities warned of heavy rain, landslides and flooding in three states.
- On Thursday morning, Hurricane Rachel strengthened into a Category 2 cyclone off Mexico's Pacific coast as northern Mexico continued recovering from damages caused by Hurricane Polo earlier this week.
- Experts attribute the unusually busy Pacific hurricane season to El Niño, a climate pattern that has fueled warmer waters and wind conditions conducive to intensifying hurricanes.
- The National Hurricane Center reported Rachel is located about 230 miles off the southern tip of Baja California, moving at 6 mph with sustained winds of 105 mph .
- Mexican authorities remain on alert for very heavy rain in Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, and Jalisco, warning of potential landslides, rising river levels, and flooding in low-lying areas.
- Rain swept across the U.S. Southwest this week as moisture from tropical systems moved beyond Mexico, causing desert rivers to surge in response to remnants of earlier storms.
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Hurricane Rachel strengthens to Category 2 off of Mexico's Pacifi
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Another storm strengthened into a Category 2 cyclone off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Thursday morning at the same time northern Mexico and parts of the southwest were reeling from flooding and damages from
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Hurricane Rachel strengthens to Category 2 off of Mexico’s Pacific Coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Another storm strengthened into a Category 2 cyclone off Mexico's Pacific coast on Thursday morning at the same time northern Mexico and parts of the southwest were reeling from flooding and damages from Hurricane Polo earlier…
Mexico City, Oct. 1 (EFE).- Hurricane Rachel intensified early this Thursday morning to category 2 and advances off the coast of the Mexican Pacific, where it will cause heavy rains in Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Nayarit and Jalisco, the Mexican National Weather Service (SMN) said.In its most recent report, [...] The entry Hurricane Rachel escalates to category 2 off the coast of the Mexican Pacific was first published in HolaNews.
Hurricane Rachel intensified to category 2 and this Thursday, October 1, will reinforce the likelihood of heavy rains.
Hurricane Rachel is located near the coast of Mexico in the Pacific after rising to category 2 on October 1st; very heavy rains are predicted.
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