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#Willa hurricane track update#
Bookmark this page and when Willa is active, this page will automatically update to show the official Willa path, satellite images, and spaghetti models. The US National Hurricane Center warned that Willa could bring six to 12 inches (15 to 30cm) of rain – with up to 18in in some places – to parts of Jalisco, Nayarit and Sinaloa states, with flash flooding and landslides possible in mountainous areas.įarther to the south, Tropical Storm Vicente weakened but was still expected to produce heavy rainfall and flooding over parts of southern and south-western Mexico. ( cyclocane is a CYCLOne and hurriCANE tracker by hayley ) Willa Storm Tracker Willa is not yet active.
Hurricane-force winds extended 30 miles from the storm’s center, and tropical storm-force winds were up to 105 miles out. Mazatlán is a popular vacation spot and home to a large number of American and Canadian expatriates.Īt midafternoon, Willa was centered about 110 miles west-south-west of Cabo Corrientes and moving north at 8mph. “The people don’t want to evacuate, but it’s for their security,” he said.Ībout 60 miles up the coast in Mazatlán, with a metropolitan-area population of about 500,000, Mayor José Joel Boucieguez said officials prepared shelters and were closely monitoring low-lying areas. He estimated 3,000 were affected but he expected some would try to stay. Officials in Oaxaca state said seven adults and five children had died in drownings or mudslides.Enrique Moreno, mayor of Escuinapa, a municipality of about 60,000 people on Willa’s track, said officials were trying to evacuate everybody in the seaside village of Teacapan. The US hurricane center warned that Willa could bring six to 12in (15 to 30cm) of rain – with up to 18in in some places – to parts of Jalisco, Nayarit and Sinaloa states, with flash flooding and landslides possible in mountainous areas.įarther to the south, Tropical Storm Vicente had weakened to a tropical depression early Tuesday, but it was still bringing heavy rainfall that caused dangerous flooding in southern and south-western Mexico. Hurricane-force winds extended 35 miles from the storm’s core, and tropical-storm-force winds were up to 125 miles out. It was moving north at 5mph, but was forecast to make a turn to the northeast. Enrique Moreno, mayor of Escuinapa, a municipality of about 60,000 people lying on Willas potential track. Emergency officials said they evacuated more than 4,250 people in coastal towns and set up 58 shelters ahead of the dangerous Category 3 storm. Forecasters said Willa would blow ashore in late afternoon somewhere along a 140-mile stretch from Mazatlán to San Blas.Įarly Tuesday, Willa was centered about 75 miles south-west of the Islas Marías and 175 miles south-south-west of Mazatlán. The sun sets after Hurricane Willa made landfall in Mazatlan, Mexico on October 23, 2018. The hurricane was nearing the Islas Marías, a group of islands about 60 miles (96km) offshore that include a nature preserve and a federal prison. Zulema Pardo, a station attendant, said residents had been streaming through for hours to stock up on basic items, buying enormous jugs of water and gasoline, and leaving the bread shelf completely empty.
a municipality of about 60,000 people on Willas track, said officials were trying to evacuate everybody in. It’s a very strong hurricane, very powerful, and we don’t want any tragedies.”Īt a gas station on the outskirts of Mazatlán, a steady line of cars waited to refuel and shop at the neighboring convenience store on Monday night. MEXICO CITY (AP) A potential catastrophic Hurricane Willa swept toward Mexicos Pacific coast with winds of 145 mph (230 kph) Monday night, threatening a stretch of high-rise resort hotels, surfing beaches and fishing villages.
He warned local residents not to defy the storm. The Nayarit governor, Antonio Echevarría, said more than 10,000 people were being evacuated and schools would be closed. On Monday, Willa briefly reached category 5 strength, before weakening to a category 3 on Tuesday.īut the National Hurricane Center warned that it still was likely to bring “life-threatening storm surge, wind and rainfall” to parts of west-central and south-western Mexico when it makes landfall on Tuesday afternoon.Ī decree of “extraordinary emergency” was issued for 19 municipalities in Nayarit and Sinaloa states, Mexico’s interior department announced. Forecast to be one of the most powerful hurricanes to enter Mexico from the Pacific in recent years, Willa was blowing maximum sustained winds of about 120 mph (193 kph) with higher gusts, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.
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