After making landfall in the US, Harold causes torrential rains in northeastern Mexico

After touching down, Haroldnow a tropical depression, causes torrential rains in the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, New Lion and Tamaulipasnortheast of Mexicowarned this Tuesday the National Metereological Service (SMN).

In his most recent report, the NMS specified that at 3:00 p.m. local time (21:00 GMT) “the center of the system was located on land, on Texas, USA”, 28 kilometers (km) east-northeast of Nuevo Laredostate Tamaulipasand 170 km southeast of black stones, Coahuila.

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He added that Harold It advances with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (km/h), gusts of 75 km/h and moves to the west-northwest at 33 km/h and continues to weaken.

The SMN indicated that the circulation of Harold “maintains punctual torrential rains (from 150 to 250 millimeters (mm)) in ChihuahuaCoahuila, New Lion and Tamaulipas, as well as wind with gusts of 50 to 70 kilometers per hour (km/h) and possible dust storms, whirlwinds and tornadoes” in the northern mentioned states.

He also warned that the rainfall caused by Harold “they will be with electric shocks and strong gusts of wind, which could generate landslides, increase in river and stream levels, overflows and floods in areas of the aforementioned states”.

Given these conditions, the Meteorological Mexico He urged the population to heed his notices and follow the recommendations of the state authorities and Civil Protection.

Harold is the eighth named cyclone of the storm season. Atlanticafter the hurricane Don and the storms arlene, Bret, cindy, Gert, Emilyand Franklin.

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Its impact in the northeast of Mexico occurs just two days after the passage of the hurricane hilary in the northwest of the country, where it left at least four dead in lower california, Baja California Sur and sinaloa.

He Government of Mexico Last May, it predicted the formation of up to 38 named cyclones in the 2023 season, of which five would impact the country.

Of that number, between 16 and 22 systems could be presented by the Pacific Oceanand between 10 and 16 by the Atlantic.

Source: Elcomercio

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