Simon Nears the Mexico Coast as Major Hurricane with Life-Threatening Impacts
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Hurricane Simón approaches the coasts of Jalisco, Mexico, where it is expected to touch land this Sunday toward noon as a category 4 cyclone. Its slow displacement increases the risk of prolonged rains, while authorities suspend non-essential activities and evacuate coastal populations.
Ranked in category 4 out of 5, cyclone Simon threatens Mexico's west-central region with severe winds and catastrophic flood risks.
By Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español The authorities of Mexico and the United States predict in their most recent reports that tropical cyclone Simon will impact the Mexican west as a major hurricane (category 3 or higher) on Sunday, with several “probable impacts” on its trajectory. Simon, who has already intensified to hurricane category 4, is located 135 kilometers (km) south-southwest of Manzanillo, coastal city of the Mexican state of Colima, an…
Michoacán’s State Coordination of Civil Protection (PC) keeps an eye on the escalation of the “Simon” hurricane to category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, which will cause heavy rains on the coast and eastern region of the state. In addition to strong winds and high waves on the state’s coastline, bus runs in the coastal region are called for to be suspended. According to the meteorogicco report, the center of the hurricane was located approxima…
Satellite images of the hurricane "Simon" allow us to observe the structure of the cyclone that will touch land in Mexico, including its characteristic eye, one of the most recognizable parts of the tropical cyclones of great intensity. It is that, the hurricane of category 4, keeps its displacement towards the north, towards the coasts of the Mexican Pacific. Its intensity and proximity to the national territory keep under surveillance the mete…
The National Water Commission (Conagua) reported that Hurricane Simón reached category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale during the early hours of Saturday, October 10. According to information, Hurricane Simón moves over the Pacific Ocean and keeps the authorities on alert for extraordinary rains, strong winds and high waves.Conagua alerted by Hurricane Simón after reaching category 4At 00:00 hours on October 10, the Conagua reported that Hurricane…
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