The torrential rains will be stronger this week in the southeast and north of Mexico, after the formation of tropical cyclone ‘Uno’ was announced, which is the first of the season and for which intense rainfall is forecast in the coastal states. in the Gulf of Mexico.
The National Civil Protection Coordination (CNPC) reported the formation of the cyclone, which on the afternoon of this Monday, June 17, was located 195 kilometers from Frontera, Tabasco and 235 kilometers northwest of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche.
It maintains maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 85 kilometers per hour, as well as a movement to the north-northeast of 11 kilometers per hour.
It should be noted that Civil Protection considers it to be of low danger, and it is expected to have an impact in the coming days. However, the National Weather Service noted that it is possible that it could evolve into a tropical storm.
Tropical Cyclone ‘One’: Which states will be most affected by the rains?
According to the Meteorological Service of the National Water Commission (Conagua), this is the forecast for rain in Mexico due to tropical cyclone ‘Uno’:
- Torrential rains (150 to 250 millimeters): Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo.
- Heavy rains (75 to 150 millimeters): Oaxaca and Veracruz.
- Very heavy rains (50 to 75 millimeters): Puebla and Guerrero.
- Intervals of showers with occasional heavy rains (25 to 50 millimeters): Tamaulipas.
- Shower intervals (5 to 25 millimeters): Coahuila, Durango, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, State of Mexico, Morelos, Hidalgo and San Luis Potosí.
- Isolated rain (0.1 to 5 millimeters): Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Nuevo León, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Tlaxcala and Mexico City.
Tropical cyclone ‘Uno’ will become storm ‘Alberto’, and evolution into a hurricane is not ruled out
Conagua reported that the potential tropical cyclone ‘Uno’ will become a tropical storm, and if the forecast comes true, its name will be ‘Alberto’.
Tropical storm ‘Alberto’ will be the first of the cyclone season in Mexico, and although there has been speculation on social networks about its intensity, Conagua said that it will not be one of the largest and that its intensity is “normal”, so No major damage is expected.
It should be noted that the National Meteorological Service does not rule out the possibility that it will intensify into a category 1 hurricane, if it maintains sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour.
Tropical Cyclone ‘Uno’: This will be its trajectory
According to Conagua projections, ‘Uno’ is expected to impact Mexico after having evolved into a tropical storm and finally degraded to a tropical depression.
The estimated trajectory is this:
- 3:00 p.m. on Monday, June 17: Potential tropical cyclone 195 kilometers from Frontera, Tabasco.
- 0:00 hours on Tuesday, June 18: Potential tropical cyclone 300 kilometers north of Puerto de Dos Bocas, Tabasco.
- 12:00 hours on Tuesday, June 18: Potential tropical cyclone 455 kilometers north of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz.
- 0:00 hours on Wednesday, June 19: Tropical storm 295 kilometers east of Río Pánuco, Veracruz.
- 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19: Tropical storm 165 kilometers southeast of Boca de Catán, Tamaulipas.
- 0:00 hours on Thursday, June 20: Tropical storm 10 kilometers northeast of La Pesca, Tamaulipas. It is expected that shortly after this it will make landfall on the coast of Tamaulipas.
- 12:00 hours on Thursday, June 20: Tropical depression on land over Tamaulipas, 40 kilometers northeast of Ciudad Victoria.
- 12:00 hours on Friday, June 21: Low pressure remaining on land over Zacatecas, 170 kilometers east-northeast of Fresnillo.
According to satellite images, this is what ‘Uno’ looks like, the tropical cyclone that threatens Mexico. (With water)
