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 stormy weather left overflowing rivers, flooded streets and destroyed houses in Veracruz.
“So that things can get done, we are declaring a natural disaster in the cities,” said the governor of Veracruz, Fidel Herrera.
Miami’s National Hurricane Center said Jose’s winds dropped to 35 mph (55 kph) as it climbed into Mexico’s central highlands, and that further weakening was expected throughout the day.
Authorities at the giant Cotzacoalcos port in southern Veracruz reported low winds and no rain and said the storm had not affected shipping.
On the other side of the country in the state of Oaxaca, at least eight people drowned and two disappeared on Monday, when heavy rain unrelated to Jose burst a river bank and swept away their truck.
Source: ndtv.com
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 Stan hits Mexico
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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.
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Hurricane Stan hits Mexico
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Stan unleashed high waves, floods and mudslides, prompting Mexico to consider evacuating several thousand people from the state of Veracruz, The Australian newspaper reported.
State oil monopoly Pemex evacuated 270 workers at five oil exploration platforms in advance of Stan, which killed 35 people in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras during the weekend as a tropical storm.
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Gamma threatens Belize, Honduras, Mexico
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Gamma was expected to strengthen slightly and turn north within 24 hours. Forecasters said Gamma could bring up to 15 inches of rain to western Cuba, 8 inches to northern Belize and Mexico's eastern Yucatan Peninsula, and 4 inches to parts
Hurricane Emily may hit eastern Mexico
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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
