'Extremely dangerous': Hurricane Patricia ravages Mexico
Patricia, a Category 5 storm, has made a landfall on Mexico’s Pacific Coast with sustained wind speeds reaching 380 km per hour. Thousands of people have been evacuated as life-threatening flooding and mud-slides are feared along the hurricane’s path.
24 October 2015
09:12 GMTMexico’s National Meteorological Service has downgraded Hurricane Patricia to a Category 1. The storm is currently centered about 80 km south-southwest of the state of Zacatecas.
- 09:10 GMT
- 08:44 GMT
Vía @SkyAlertStorm: Video desde Manzanillo. #Huracán#Patricia por @omegarelojespic.twitter.com/Qat1du1dWs
— Webcams de México (@webcamsdemexico) October 24, 2015 - 08:43 GMT
Animación GIF del Huracán #Patricia desde que tocó tierra hasta ahora . pic.twitter.com/g9KxVTUa1m
— Webcams de México (@webcamsdemexico) October 24, 2015 - 06:04 GMT
Hurricane Patricia has weakened to become a category 2 storm, Mexico’s National Meteorological Service has stated.
- 05:15 GMT
Mexico’s National Meteorological Service has downgraded the center of Hurricane Patricia to category 4 as it continues towards the towns of Talpa de Allende, Ayutla, Chicken Coop, Atengo and Mixtlán in Jalisco.
- 03:42 GMT
This footage shows the latest destruction wreaked by Hurricane Patricia as it whirled its way through the coastal town of Barra de Navidad.
- 03:37 GMT
Woke up in the night #Patricia update w latest view from @space_station Thoughts continue for all below #YearInSpacepic.twitter.com/MYmYLA3uPw
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) October 24, 2015 - 03:07 GMT
With Patricia having moved inland, the coastal threat is decreasing, according to the Miami-based center. A forecast for strong and damaging winds as well as very heavy rainfall remains, which could lead to “Life-threatening flash floods and mudslides in the Mexican states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacan and Guerrero through Saturday,” the center said.
Key messages from NHC for Hurricane Patricia at 10 pm CDT Friday Oct 23rd. #Patriciahttps://t.co/Oy8uof9ldMpic.twitter.com/0ZLKk7gTLc
— NHC E. Pacific Ops (@NHC_Pacific) October 24, 2015 - 03:01 GMT
A hurricane warning is still in effect for the Pacific coast of Mexico from San Blas to Punta San Telmo. However, the NHC forecast predicts that Patricia will become a tropical storm by Saturday morning.
