Tropical Storm Jose causes flooding, kills one in Mexico
Tropical Storm Jose weakened over the mountains of central Mexico on Tuesday, leaving flooding and at least one death in its wake.
Jose grew to tropical storm strength Monday afternoon in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, and made landfall early Tuesday northwest of Veracruz with a sustained wind speed of 50 mph (80 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
The storm dumped rain across region, triggering landslides and flooding that forced thousands to evacuate their houses. A 59-year-old man was killed in Jalapa when his home was buried by a mudslide, emergency official Ranulfo Marquez said.
In Misantla, 40 miles (70 kilometers) southeast of Jalapa, some 1,500 residents were housed in seven makeshift shelters because the Misantla River was overflowing its banks and approaching populated areas.
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Tropical Storm Jose is tenth named storm of season
According to reports from the National Hurricane Center, the tenth tropical storm of the 2005 Atlantic season, Jose, has formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.
As of 5:15 p.m. CDT, the government of Mexico has extended tropical storm warnings southward from Veracruz to Punta el Lagarto. A tropical storm warning is now in effect for the Gulf Coast of Mexico from Punta el Lagarto northward to Cabo Rojo.
At 5:15 p.m. CDT the center of Tropical Storm Jose was located near latitude 19.6 north, longitude 95.4 west or about 60 miles east-northesast of
Tropical Storm Jose Dissipates Over Mexico Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Jose has weakened to a tropical depression after dumping heavy rains on the Gulf of Mexico.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Jose will continue to move inland towards central Mexico over the next 24 hours .
Jose hit between the coastal Mexican cities of Veracruz and Tuxpan earlier Tuesday.
Forecasters expect Jose to bring seven to 12 centimeters of rain to Mexico with isolated areas receiving as much as 24 centimeters.
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Tropical storm Jose hits Mexico, loses power
Tropical storm Jose, the 10th of the season, dumped heavy rain on eastern Mexico on Tuesday but was downgraded to a depression as it moved over the central highlands.
Mexico withdrew storm warnings along its Gulf Coast as Jose weakened after hitting the coast of Veracruz state, some distance from its main oil ports.
No deaths were reported, although emergency services feared Jose could trigger landslides in the mountains and cause lowland flooding.
"Heavy rain will increase the chance of mudslides in mountain areas, raise river levels and some floods in low-altitude zones of Veracruz and
Tropical storm Jose, the 10th of the season, dumped heavy rain on eastern Mexico on Tuesday but was downgraded to a depression as it moved over the central highlands.
Mexico withdrew storm warnings along its Gulf Coast as Jose weakened after hitting the coast of Veracruz state, some distance from its main oil ports.
Emergency services feared Jose could trigger landslides in the mountains and cause lowland flooding.
"Heavy rain will increase the chance of mudslides in mountain areas, raise river levels and some floods in low-altitude zones of Veracruz and Puebla," Mexico's civil protection agency said in a statement.
The
Tropical storm Gert kills one, affects thousands in northern Mexico
One person had been killed in floods in Mexico's northern state of Nuevo Leon caused by tropical storm Gert which touched down in the Tamaulipas state Sunday, local media reported Tuesday.
The victim's body was found entangled in branches and trees, one km away from the spot where he was caught by water of La Silla River, the report said.
According to the Civil Protection Office in Nuevo Leon, rains will continue affecting several states in northern Mexico in the coming hours.
Mexican troops joined police and civil defense workers in the rescue effort in Aguililla, roughly 410 kilometers (245 miles) southwest of Mexico City.
Local news media reported at least one person had died. Mary Cortez of the Michoacan state civil defense agency said no confirmed deaths had been reported to the state headquarters, but she said people were missing and 200 houses were damaged.
About 10,000 people live in the town of Aguililla, the county seat of an area that has strong family ties, due to emigration, to Redwood City, California.
The flooding came a day after President Vicente Fox toured parts of
Rains and flooding kill some 30 people in Mexico
Heavy rains and flooding from a series of storms have killed around 30 people in Mexico and left thousands homeless in coastal areas in the past week, with more rain forecast for the weekend.
Rains from Tropical Storm Jose, the 10th of the season, drenched Mexico's Gulf coast early in the week, forcing some 25,000 people from their homes in Veracruz state.
Seven people were killed in a landslide in a mountainous region of the state, and four died as rivers overflowed their banks in lower-lying areas, officials said on Thursday.
On the Pacific
Tropical storm Stan hits Mexico
Tropical storm Stan washed over the Mexican Yucatan peninsula Sunday with winds of 45 mph as another tropical depression developed over the Atlantic Ocean.
At 8 a.m. EDT, the center of Stan was 75 miles south-southwest of Cozumel, moving west-northwest at 6 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami reported. Rainfall ranging from 5 to 10 inches was predicted.
The system was expected to weaken to a tropical depression while over land, but could "re-strengthen to a tropical storm after emerging over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico early Monday," forecasters said.
Meanwhile, tropical depression 19 was described as
Tropical Storm Gert dumps heavy rain on Mexico
Now Tropical Storm Gert, a somewhat ragged weather system in the Gulf of Mexico headed toward the same general area of Mexico struck last week by Hurricane Emily.
Forecasters warned that up to 12 inches of rain and potential flooding could pose a threat to life and property along portions of Mexico's Gulf Coast and inland.
They said Gert, the seventh named storm of the young hurricane season, developed from a disturbance they have been watching for days as it approached and then crossed the Yucatán Peninsula.
Though the storm was being inhibited by high-altitude winds
Gamma threatens Belize, Honduras, Mexico
Portions of Belize, Honduras and Mexico were under a tropical storm warning Saturday from Gamma, the 24th storm of the record Atlantic hurricane season.
At 8 p.m. EST, Gamma was about 245 miles east-southeast of Belize City, Belize, and about 65 miles northeast of Limon, Honduras. The storm was moving erratically toward the northeast at about 6 mph with sustained winds near 45 mph, and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it was expected to continue moving slowly toward the north or northeast during the next 24 hours.
Forecasters said the storm was still poorly organized.
