Hurricane John Threatens Pacific Coast of Mexico
Hurricane John churned northwest, lashing Mexicos Pacific coast with winds and rain, as the government prepared to provide shelter, food and other help for as many as 800,000 people.
The hurricane was downgraded to a Category 2 storm on the five-tier Saffir-Simpson intensity scale after a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane known as a hurricane hunter investigated it earlier today. The downgrade means its no longer classified as a major hurricane, though it has sustained winds of about 105 miles (165 kilometers) per hour.
The storm was headed northwest at about 13 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an online advisory at 2 p.m. Pacific time. John could regain some strength before the eye of the storm moves near or over the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, west of the mainland, tomorrow.
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Wilma slams Mexico, threatens Florida
In the early afternoon on Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, Hurricane Wilma was moving slowly northwest with the eye 35 miles off the coast of Cozumel, Mexico on the Yucatan peninsula. The Category 4 hurricane is currently packing 145 mph winds with higher-speed gusts. Wilma is expected to turn northeast toward southern Florida while dropping as much as 40 inches of rain in parts of Cuba along the way.
With Wilma, the Atlantic Ocean's 21st named storm this year, the 2005 season has tied the record for the most named storms in a year. Pressure readings on
UPDATE 5-Fierce Hurricane Wilma threatens Mexico, Fla.
Hurricane Wilma became the fiercest Atlantic hurricane ever seen as it churned toward western Cuba and Mexico's Yucatan peninsula on Wednesday, and threatened densely populated Florida after killing 10 people in Haiti.
The season's record-tying 21st storm, fueled by the warm waters of the northwest Caribbean Sea, strengthened with unprecedented speed into a Category 5 hurricane, the top rank on the five-step scale of hurricane intensity.
Oil and gas facilities in the Gulf of Mexico were expected to escape this storm but Florida's orange groves were at risk.
Early Wednesday, a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane measured
In the early afternoon on Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, Hurricane Wilma was moving slowly northwest with the eye 35 miles off the coast of Cozumel, Mexico on the Yucatan peninsula. The Category 4 hurricane is currently packing 145 mph winds with higher-speed gusts. Wilma is expected to turn northeast toward southern Florida while dropping as much as 40 inches of rain in parts of Cuba along the way.
With Wilma, the Atlantic Ocean's 21st named storm this year, the 2005 season has tied the record for the most named storms in a year. Pressure readings on Wednesday broke the record
Five men executed on Mexico drug war Pacific coast
Gunmen bound and blindfolded five men in a quiet Mexican coastal village before shooting them dead early on Sunday, police said, in the midst of an escalating struggle for territory between drug gangs.
The victims were found naked and surrounded by spent bullet casings from high powered automatic weapons in the center of tiny Coyuquilla Norte, a local police chief said.
At about 5 a.m. residents said they heard a shoot-out, he said. The bodies were found surrounded by about 30 bullet casings.
The police chief, who asked not to be named,
Tropical storm brushes Mexico, may become hurricane
Tropical Storm Lane lashed Mexicos Pacific coast with rain and high winds on Thursday and may soon become a hurricane as it heads toward land near tourist resorts, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
The storm, packing maximum winds of 45 mph (75 kph), was about 105 miles (165 km) south of the beach resort of Manzanillo and heading northwest at 13 mph (20 kph),. It is expected to touch the Baja California peninsula near the tourist destination of Los Cabos on Sunday morning.
The Miami-based center forecast Lane could become a hurricane within 36 hours.
It
Category 3 Hurricane Katrina Eyes Gulf Of Mexico Coast
New Orleans, Louisiana--Hurricane Katrina, is a Category 3 hurricane as predicted by Bayoubuzz meteorologist, Ed Roy. The storm is moving westward through the Southeastern Gulf of Mexico at a clip of 7 to 11 miles per hour, the Gulf Coast guessing game begins. The Katriana Eye at 8 a.m. EST was near latitude 24.4 North and Longitude 11 KM/Hr.
The slow moving storm has maximum sustained winds near 116 MPH and with higher gusts. A gradual turn toward the west-northwest is expected during the next 24 hours.
Hurricane forces
Central America, Mexico and Haiti: Floods from Hurricane Stan Emergency Appeal No. 05EA021
THIS EMERGENCY APPEAL SEEKS CHF 1,568,000 (USD 1,230,694 OR EUR 1,012,648) IN CASH, KIND, OR SERVICES TO ASSIST 10,250 FAMILIES (SOME 51,250 BENEFICIARIES) FOR 6 MONTHS
CHF 250,000 (USD 196,188 or EUR 161,463) has been allocated from the Federation’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to begin relief operations in response to the floods. Unearmarked funds to reimburse the DREF are encouraged.
A separate appeal seeking CHF 487,000 for 21,000 people (4,200 families) for floods and volcanic activity in El Salvador was launched on 5 October 2005
The situation
Mexico Cancels Hilary Storm Warnings
Hector Duarte Jr. - All Headline News Staff Reporter
Mexico City. Mexico (AHN) - Mexican officials cancel tropical storm warnings for the country's Pacific coast as Hurricane Hilary moves further out to sea Monday.
Hilary is located about 425 miles west of Manzanillo, Mexico, or 340 miles south of Cabo San Lucas in southern Baja California.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center reports she is moving northwest at about 18 mph and is not expected to make landfall.
Forecasters predict Hilary will likely gain strength before moving over cooler waters.
More: allheadlinenews.com
Fishermen rescued from Gulf of Mexico after boat goes up in flames
Clearwater, Florida - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two commercial fishermen Sunday morning. John Garrett and Greg Arcond had been out in the Gulf of Mexico fishing since Tuesday. On Sunday morning, they ran into trouble.
Garrett says he originally called the Coast Guard when he first ran out of gas, but it wasn’t until later when he actually needed them. The men were trying to transfer gas from another tank into the engine, when the fire started.
John Garrett, Fisherman:
“I’m on deck, he’s on the back and flames come out
Mexico confirms hurricane deaths
At least three people were killed when Hurricane John swept through Mexicos Baja California peninsula at the weekend, officials say.
One of them was a Briton whose camper van had been swept away by floodwaters, the states interior secretary said.
Two Mexicans had drowned in strong river currents, Victor Guluarte added. Three others are reported missing.
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