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this weekend... batten the hatches, Guanajuato! - Doyle Phillips - 03-13-2015
Mexico Faces Unusually Heavy March Rain, Flooding This Weekend
Courtney Spamer
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/mexico-flooding-weekend-mudsli/43721977
A non-tropical system developing in the eastern Pacific Ocean will unload drenching rain into Mexico and threatening flooding during this weekend.
Following a front moving from north to south across the country, a storm will develop off the Pacific coast of Mexico in the states of Colima and Michoacan. This moisture is forecast to steer inland during the weekend.
This round of heavy rain comes after a rare snowfall which shut down a highway in Mexico City.
AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Rob Miller said he expects the heaviest rain to start on Saturday and extend into Monday.
The winter months and the early spring are the dry season in this part of the world, since tropical showers and thunderstorms are usually absent.
"It is highly unusual for a strong storm to develop in this area during March," Miller said.
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The storm will pump tropical Pacific moisture northeastward into central Mexico.
While light to moderate rainfall is welcomed, the storm setup has the potential to bring excessive rainfall in a matter of a few of days. Some areas will likely get over 100 mm.
"We expect between 75 mm to 125 mm (3-5 inches) of rain between Manzanillo and Zihuatenejo," Miller said. The swath of heavy rain will extend inland from these coastal cities toward Santiago de Queretaro.
"Close to 200 mm (8 inches) of rain could fall in some of the mountains," Miller said. Not only could this excessive rain lead to flooding and impassible roadways, but mudslides will also be a concern in the higher elevations.
In places like Mexico City and north of Guadalajara, rain and thunderstorms throughout the weekend will be less intense and less likely to cause widespread flooding.
This system is expected to weaken by Tuesday as it retreats westward, shifting the heaviest rain towards Mazatlan and into the Pacific Ocean.
RE: this weekend... batten the hatches, Guanajuato! - kasugie - 03-13-2015
weather.com forecasts the same....
http://www.weather.com/weather/5day/l/MXGO0033:1:MX
RE: this weekend... batten the hatches, Guanajuato! - roberb7 - 03-13-2015
Today's _La Jornada_ ran a picture on the front page about how the Mexico City/Puebla highway was closed by snow for 12 hours. http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2015/03/12/reabren-un-carril-de-la-autopista-mexico-puebla-3808.html
RE: this weekend... batten the hatches, Guanajuato! - KathrynW - 03-13-2015
So the good part is that everything will be washed clean, and the jacaranda pollen will be washed out of the air for a few days.
RE: this weekend... batten the hatches, Guanajuato! - peddler665 - 03-14-2015
Here in Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo skies are dark. We had a brief shower earlier enough to get my seat cushions wet on the patio.
80% chance of rain today, 100% tonight & tomorrow.
I personally like this kind of weather as I love isolating with my books, Netflix & give the house a good cleaning.