After roaring ashore about 55 miles north of the town of Manzanillo, Hurricane Patricia headed inland in a roughly north-easterly direction over rugged mountainous terrain. Patricia has weakened somewhat since the eye moved over land, and is now rated as a Category 4 hurricane. Heavy rainfall of up to 20 inches is expected to cause flooding, landslides, and mud flows in many of the steep mountain valleys. Continue reading “Hurricane Patricia – 11:30pm”
Hurricane Patricia Travel – 9pm
As Category 5 hurricane Patricia came ashore at the town Emiliano Zapata in western Mexico early this evening, travel in the area came to a standstill. After an afternoon filled with frantic preparation and the rushed evacuation of tens of thousands, the streets finally cleared of traffic.
Rising winds and heavy rain forced the shutdown of the area’s three main airports: Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo in Colima state and Tepic in Nayarit. Bus and taxi service stopped for the duration of the storm and utilities were shut off in many areas to help prevent fires from downed power lines or in damaged buildings. Continue reading “Hurricane Patricia Travel – 9pm”
Hurricane Patricia Nears Landfall
With steady winds near 200mph, Hurricane Patricia, dubbed the western hemisphere’s strongest storm EVER, is due to slam into the west coast of Mexico in the late afternoon of Friday, October 23, 2015. Comparisons have been made to Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines in 2013, killing over 6,000 people.
Landfall is predicted to be somewhere along Mexico’s central Pacific coast near the coastal cities of Puerto Vallarta & Manzanilla. Continue reading “Hurricane Patricia Nears Landfall”
Hurricane Ike – Sept. 2008
Hurricane Ike, September 2008, was a Category 4 hurricane that caused great damage to Greater Antilles, Cuba and Texas Gulf Coast.
Tracked from September 1, 2008 through September 15, 2008, the storm’s central eye came ashore just east of Galveston Island, south of Houston, Texas. The city of Galveston and nearby seashore areas were very severely damaged, with some areas literally obliterated by storm surge and winds up to 110mph, gusting 130mph. Large areas of the city were destroyed, and the Galveston area economy is still showing adverse affects from the storm.
Over $37.6 billion in damages were attributed to the storm, plus 195 deaths.