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Mexico.- Tropical storms Flossie and Barry formed this Sunday in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, respectively, and are already causing intense rains, strong winds and high waves in at least eight states of the country, reported the National Meteorological Service (SMN).
Flossie, the sixth named storm of the season in the Pacific, rapidly evolved from tropical depression and is located about 390 kilometers south of Acapulco, Guerrero. It registers sustained winds of 65 km/h and gusts of up to 85 km/h, moving west at 15 km/h.
Its cloud bands and moisture drag are generating torrential rains in Oaxaca, in addition to intense rainfall in Guerrero and Michoacán, accompanied by wind gusts of up to 90 km/h and waves of up to 4 meters on the Pacific coasts.
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Meanwhile, in the Mexican Atlantic, tropical depression number two intensified into Barry, the second named storm of the season in that basin. The phenomenon is located 265 km southeast of Tampico, Tamaulipas, and 140 km east-southeast of Tuxpan, Veracruz. It has winds similar to those of Flossie and is moving northwest at 9 km/h. Barry threatens extraordinary rainfall in Puebla and Veracruz, as well as torrential downpours in Tamaulipas, and intense rainfall in San Luis Potosí and Hidalgo, in addition to winds of up to 100 km/h and waves that could reach 4 meters on the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico. The SMN warned that these extreme conditions can generate landslides, river rises and floods in low-lying areas, so it asked the population to remain alert and follow the instructions of the Civil Protection authorities.
