Tropical storm Agatha is expected to make landfall in Oaxaca, Mexico, this afternoon or tonight as a Category 2 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The First Category 3 Hurricane For This Season
According to the latest report made published by Daily News, A\after arrival, Agatha is likely to weaken quickly, and it is expected to disperse over southern Mexico by late Tuesday.
Floodwater is likely to cause highly severe coastal erosion in wind energy regions close and to the east of when Agatha currently stands. The flood will be followed by huge and dangerous surges along the coastline.
Agatha will bring torrential rainfall to parts of southern Mexico on Sunday evening into Tuesday night. In Oaxaca, Chiapas, and the eastern parts of Guerrero, life-threatening severe flooding and mudflows are possible, CNBC released today.
Weather was predicted to worsen each day, with the cyclone projected to come ashore in the Mexican region of Oaxaca in the afternoon or evening. As reported by the agency prior, Agatha will then diminish as it advances onshore, and it is predicted to fade across southern Mexico by later Tuesday.
Tropical Agatha, the season's earliest declared hurricane, is barreling down Mexico's southern peninsula and is expected to reach ashore Monday night.
As of 2 p.m., Agatha was a Category 3 storm with gusts of up to 105 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. Monday's report, and is anticipated to intensify before making landfall. The storm is presently 35 miles southwest of Puerto Angel.
Throughout Salina Cruz to Lagunas de Chacahua, a cyclone alert is in force, as is a tropical depression advisory from Salina Cruz eastward to Boca de Pijijiapan as well as from Lagunas de Chacahua westward to Punta Maldonado.
Approximately 20 inches of precipitation are anticipated in Oaxaca, 15 inches in Chiapas, and six inches in Veracruz, Tabasco, and eastern Guerrero until Tuesday. Agatha is forecast to hit the east coast in Oaxaca Monday late afternoon, and it will fade by Tuesday as it moves into Mexico.
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Hurricane Agatha and It's Possible Landfall on Tuesday
As per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the 2022 hurricane period, which authoritatively flows from June 1 to November 30, is anticipated to see above-average action with 14 to 21 labeled hurricanes, six to ten of which might be tropical storms with gusts of wind of 74 mph or stronger and three to six tropical storms with winds of 111 mph or better.
Heavy winds, torrential downpours, and rough seas commenced battering the coastal town of Zipolite, which has long been famed for its clothing-optional coastal and bohemian feel.
In an interview with the supervisor of Zipolite's Casa Kalmar guest house, Silvia Ranfagni, there is a significant rainfall as well as severe gale force winds. More so, the water is highly agitated, and it's pouring a lot.
As reported by New York Times, the National disaster management authorities claimed that a response team of more than 9,300 personnel had been created for the region, and far more over 200 facilities had been established as forecasts cautioned of severe thunderstorm wave and floods from torrential downpours.
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