Talk about a double whammy. A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Windward Coast of Oahu just after it experienced a small 3.5 magnitude earthquake. The good news- no tsunami warning is out, but a flash flood watch is issued through along with main Hawaiian Islands. Tropical storm Flossie is weakening as it impacts Hawaii, but its torrential rains are dangerous as the storm hits the island of Oahu. It is the first tropical cyclone to make landfall on the Hawaiian islands since 1992, and it's a direct hit.
The storm is expected to bring 6 to 10 inches of rain over Maui and the Big Island, with up to 15 inches possible in isolated locations, and 4 to 8 inches of rain over Oahu and Kauai, with isolated maximums of up to 12 inches possible. the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Manuel said Manuel began to weaken as soon as it made landfall near the port of Manzanillo during the afternoon, but remained a threat to produce flash floods and mudslides. It was predicted to disssipate. In the southern coastal state of Guerrero, six people died when their SUV lost control on rain-swept highway headed for the tourist resort of Acapulco. Landslides killed two people in Guerrero, and the collapse of a fence killed one person in Acapulco. Manuel had maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph (75 kph) and was moving to the northwest at 9 mph (15 kph) late Sunday afternoon. Its center was about 15 miles (20 kilometers) north of Manzanillo. In Tamaulipas state to the north, where Ingrid was expected to come ashore, the government said in a statement that Independence Day festivities were cancelled in the cities of Tampico, Madero and Altamira. The Sept 15 and 16 celebrations commemorate Mexico's battle of independence Day from Spain.
Officials in the Gulf state of Veracruz evacuating coastal residents Friday night, and civil protection authorities said that more than 6,600 people had been moved to shelters or the homes of family and friends. More than 1,000 homes in Veracruz state had been affected by the storm to varying degrees, and 20 highways and 12 bridges had damage, the state's civil protection authority told and a bridge collapsed near the northern Veracruz city of Misantla on Friday, cutting off the area from the state capital, Xalapa. A week before, 13 people died in the state when a landslide buried their homes in heavy rains spawned by Tropical Depression Fernand.
The storm is expected to bring 6 to 10 inches of rain over Maui and the Big Island, with up to 15 inches possible in isolated locations, and 4 to 8 inches of rain over Oahu and Kauai, with isolated maximums of up to 12 inches possible. the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Manuel said Manuel began to weaken as soon as it made landfall near the port of Manzanillo during the afternoon, but remained a threat to produce flash floods and mudslides. It was predicted to disssipate. In the southern coastal state of Guerrero, six people died when their SUV lost control on rain-swept highway headed for the tourist resort of Acapulco. Landslides killed two people in Guerrero, and the collapse of a fence killed one person in Acapulco. Manuel had maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph (75 kph) and was moving to the northwest at 9 mph (15 kph) late Sunday afternoon. Its center was about 15 miles (20 kilometers) north of Manzanillo. In Tamaulipas state to the north, where Ingrid was expected to come ashore, the government said in a statement that Independence Day festivities were cancelled in the cities of Tampico, Madero and Altamira. The Sept 15 and 16 celebrations commemorate Mexico's battle of independence Day from Spain.
Officials in the Gulf state of Veracruz evacuating coastal residents Friday night, and civil protection authorities said that more than 6,600 people had been moved to shelters or the homes of family and friends. More than 1,000 homes in Veracruz state had been affected by the storm to varying degrees, and 20 highways and 12 bridges had damage, the state's civil protection authority told and a bridge collapsed near the northern Veracruz city of Misantla on Friday, cutting off the area from the state capital, Xalapa. A week before, 13 people died in the state when a landslide buried their homes in heavy rains spawned by Tropical Depression Fernand.