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 recovered 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 acting as fodder for 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.
- Moisture from tropical systems swept across the U.S. Southwest this week, causing desert rivers to surge as rain remnants extended beyond Mexico from earlier storms.
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Hurricane Rachel strengthens to Category 2 off Mexico's Pacific coast
Hurricane Rachel has strengthened into a Category 2 cyclone off Mexico's Pacific coast. The National Hurricane Center reported Thursday that Rachel was about 230 miles off the southern tip of Baja California, moving at 6 mph with winds of 105…
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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.
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