Mexico predicts extraordinary rainfall in 8 states due to the effects of tropical storm Pilar

Mexico Extraordinary rains are expected in eight states in the south-southeast of the country caused by a cold front, a mass of polar air and the Tropical Storm Pilarreported this Monday the National Weather Service (SMN).

“The rains will be intense to torrential and extraordinary, there will be strong freezing winds and high waves in the states of Tamaulipas, Vera Cruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan, Chiapas, Oaxaca It is Quintana Roo“, explained the person responsible for the SMN in a conference, Alejandra Méndez Girón.

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Méndez Girón specified that the displacement of the cold front 8 in interaction with the circulation of the Tropical Storm Pilarwhose center is located about 500 km off the coast of Chiapas “will cause a prolonged rain storm from today until Thursday”.

He explained that the intense arctic mass driving cold front 8 will cause a cold environment, fog banks and drizzle over the northern and northeastern states of Mexico as a northern event (frozen air) with gusts of up to 80 kilometers per hour (km/h) on the coasts of Tamaulipas and Veracruz.

While the circulation of tropical storm Pilar, located off the coast of The Savior It will cause cloudy weather in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca during Monday afternoon and until Thursday.

Meanwhile, he indicated that cold front 8, with the polar air mass, “It will gradually pass through the states of the Northeast, Center, East and Southeast of the country”And both systems will cause a sharp decrease in temperatures across much of Mexican territory, with minimum temperatures below 0 degrees Celsius.

In addition to the presence of frosts in the states of the North, Northeast, Center and East of the country.

He further explained that, from this Monday until Thursday, a prolonged northerly event (frozen air) is forecast that could reach 100 or 120 km/h, waves 3 to 5 meters high and possible formation of waterspouts on the coast of Tamaulipas. , Isthmus of Veracruz It is Gulf of Tehuantepecas well as gusts of 50 to 70 kilometers per hour in Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo.

He highlighted that the movement of tropical storm Pilar “It’s erratic” and will continue moving towards the coast of El Salvador and will be blocked by the outflow of the polar air mass.

“The strength of the polar air mass is expected to begin weakening starting Wednesday or Thursday at Gulf of Tehuantepeca condition that will cause Tropical Storm Pilar to change direction to the west, moving parallel to things in Chiapas and Oaxaca and it is not ruled out that it could intensify in hurricane“, to the point.

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The owner of SMN explained that Pilar’s cloud detachments will continue towards Oaxaca, Warrior and Michoacán and, he added, the interaction between cold front number 8 and the tropical storm will cause a storm of intense to torrential rain in the states of Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Chiapas and Campeche.

He specified that the accumulated rain in Veracruz and Tabasco “they can be extraordinary” and said that in the period from October 30 to November 5, accumulated rain is expected in Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Chiapas, Campeche and Quintana Roo.

Due to these conditions, the SMN appealed to the population of these states to take extreme care, as well as to maritime vessels, as well as in the ports of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Chiapas and Oaxaca and to pay attention to the recommendations. in Civil Protection.

Source: Elcomercio

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