Coast-to-coast cleanup after three storms batter North America - BERITAJA
Hurricane Simon hits Mexico without making landfall — yet
Hurricane Simon, a Category 3 storm, pounded Mexico’s Pacific seashore Sunday, but its oculus remained offshore, keeping it strong.
The heaviest rains and winds battered the Puerto Vallarta area Sunday pinch maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. Some areas saw up to 8 inches of rain.
Simon is moving parallel to the country’s occidental seashore Monday and is expected to make landfall and past dissipate inland complete Mexico. Winds had dropped to 115 mph by early Monday, arsenic the large wind crawls northwest astatine 5 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane warnings are successful effect for Playa Perula to El Roblito and Las Islas Marias. A hurricane watch is successful spot northbound of El Roblito to Bahia Tempehuaya.
Tropical moisture from the large wind is expected to watercourse into the U.S. and bring the consequence of flooding to the mediate of the state later this week.
The aforesaid region could spot 1 to 3 inches of rainfall Wednesday and Thursday, pinch up to 6 inches successful immoderate areas.
Remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel proceed to dump rainfall connected the Southwest
Meanwhile, group connected the West Coast are facing flooding aft Tropical Storm Rachel barreled done complete the weekend.
Videos showed Las Vegas nether feet of water, and immense waves were seen battering homes on beaches successful Southern California.
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Tropical Storm Rachel brings powerful waves to California
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Las Vegas saw much than an inch of rain, breaking the regular grounds for Oct. 11, which was group successful 2012.
The remnants of Rachel continued to bring rainfall and immoderate flooding to parts of the Southwest connected Monday, moreover reaching arsenic acold northbound arsenic southeastern Idaho.
Flash flood watches and warnings are successful spot for about of the region, including successful Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Idaho. In immoderate areas, up to 3 inches of rainfall is imaginable Monday.
A coastal flood advisory is successful effect for Southern California, wherever precocious tides and surf could origin problems.
More tropical downpours are apt Monday for the Southwest, Four Corners and cardinal Rockies. Some snowfall is besides imaginable successful higher-elevation areas.
