John It is already Category 3 hurricane; for the night of Monday, September 23rd path It was expected that it would impact at a point between Guerrero and Oaxaca. In ports of Oaxaca and Acapulco, Guerrero prepared for the impact. Follow SDPnoticias on route from the Pacific Ocean to Mexico.
After evolving from Tropical Depression Ten-E a tormenta tropical, John evolved into a Category 2 hurricane earlier than planned on Monday, September 23. By 18:00, the National Coordination of Civil Protection declared a red alert.
The President AMLO reported that at approximately 10:00 p.m., the Hurricane John will make landfall as a Category 3.
At around 9:00 p.m., civil protection confirmed that John was a Category 3 hurricane.
By 10:00 pm on Tuesday, September 24, the Hurricane John make landfall on tourist coasts and beaches of Oaxaca as they are:
- Santiago Pinotepa National
- Santa Maria Huatulco
- San Pedro Mixtepec
- Saint Michael of the Port
- San Pedro Pochutla
- Hidalgo feather
- Candelaria Loxicha
By 10:00 pm on Tuesday, September 24, the Hurricane John make landfall on the coasts of Guerrero as they are:
- Copala
- Big Cross
- Marquelia
- Cuajinicuilapa
The circulation of Hurricane John will generate Heavy rains at times extraordinary in the south and southeast of Mexico; it will also reinforce the probability of heavy to very heavy rains in eastern and central Mexico.
Oaxaca and Guerrero have already suspended classes in four regions for tomorrow, September 24.
John, the powerful category 3 hurricane (Courtesy)
Hurricane John Category 3 trajectory: Municipalities of Guerrero and Oaxaca at risk
Evelyn Salgado and Salomón Jara, governors of Guerrero and Oaxaca, reported which municipalities are at risk from the impact of John, a powerful hurricane that will make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane.
In the case of Oaxaca, the municipalities at risk already have shelters; these are:
- Santiago Pinotepa National
- Santa Maria Huatulco
- San Pedro Mixtepec
- Saint Michael of the Port
- San Pedro Pochutla
- Hidalgo feather
- Candelaria Loxicha
In the case of Guerrero, the municipalities at risk are:
- Copala
- Big Cross
- Marquelia
- Cuajinicuilapa
Hurricane John Category 3 live: AMLO warns that it will make landfall in 2 hours in towns in Guerrero and Huatulco
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) warned that the Hurricane John, still category 2, It will make landfall in approximately 2 hours, already as a category 3.
According to the Mexican president’s warning, the hurricane will impact between the communities of Guerrero and Oaxaca.
He therefore asked the people of Costa Chica, Guerrero, and from Cuajinicuilapa to Huatulco, Oaxaca, to protect themselves and take refuge in the higher areas.
“Don’t forget that the most important thing is life; material things are replaced.”
AMLO
Hurricane John Category 2 live: Civil Protection activates red alert for Oaxaca and Guerrero
The National Civil Protection Coordination has activated a red alert for the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero. This is the maximum alert for a meteorological phenomenon such as Hurricane John.
According to the National Civil Protection Coordination, Hurricane John is expected to make landfall:
- Between Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, and Copala, Guerrero
- Between 9pm today and 1am on Tuesday 24th September
Category 2 Hurricane John: Classes suspended in Acapulco and other regions of Guerrero
Several regions of Guerrero They had to suspend classes for tomorrow, September 24, 2024 due to the presence of the Hurricane John, which is so far category 2.
The regions that will not have face-to-face classes or administrative activities in all public and private schools all educational levels, son:
- Acapulco
- Costa Chica
- Mountain
- Center
John has intensified to a Category 2 hurricane; Oaxaca and Guerrero on alert
The National Water Commission announced that Hurricane John was upgraded to Category 2 at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, September 23.
It is estimated that at 00:00 on Tuesday, September 24, John will be a Category 3 hurricane and with that force it will impact the area between Oaxaca and Guerrero.
The area at risk extends from Santa María Huatulco, Oaxaca, to Acapulco, Guerrero.
John has intensified into a Category 1 hurricane; there is an orange alert (high danger) in Oaxaca; shelters have begun to be set up in Guerrero
Due to Hurricane John, a category 1 hurricane, an orange alert has been issued in the state of Oaxaca, while shelters have begun to be set up in Guerrero.
He Danger is high in the south and southeast of Oaxacawhich is why the alert 4 orange. This means for the population:
- Evacuate risk areas
- Go to temporary shelter
- Monitor the water level if you live near a river or lake
- Close doors and windows, cut off gas and electricity supply
Hurricane John, orange alert in Oaxaca (Courtesy)
Meanwhile, in Acapulco – a tourist destination in Guerrero devastated by Hurricane Otis in October 2023 – the population has been alerted by Category 1 Hurricane John.
For this reason, the municipal government of Abelina López Rodríguez – through the General Coordination of Civil Protection and Firefighters – reported that tropical storm “John” has intensified into a category 1 hurricane.
Extraordinary rainfall is forecast (over 250 millimetres), gusts of 40 to 60 kilometers per hour with waves of 1 to 3 meters high and waterspouts on the coasts of Guerrero.
For the above reasons, the general population is urged to take extreme precautions due to rain, wind and waves (including maritime navigation) and to heed the recommendations issued by Civil Protection of the municipality of Acapulco.
For emergency care, citizens can call 911 or the following numbers:
- Civil Protection: 7444838328, 7444856170
- WhatsApp 7444423293
- Firefighters: 7444 844122 and 7444844123
On the other hand, the government of Guerrero installed 299 temporary shelters:
- 90 Great Coast
- 39 Acapulco
- 170 Costa Chica
Hurricane John approaches Oaxaca and Guerrero (Especial)
Tropical Storm John strengthens into Category 1 hurricane; could reach Category 2 before impact
The general coordinator of the SMN, Alejandra Méndez Girón, reported that during the afternoon of today, Monday, September 23, it is expected that the Tropical Storm John Intensifies into a Category 1 Hurricaneoff the coast of Oaxaca.
He also stressed that ‘John’ strengthens into Category 2 hurricanebefore the impact on the coast of Oaxaca.
It should be noted that this storm will make landfall in the morning or afternoon of September 24 between Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca and Copala, Guerrero.
Alert in Oaxaca and Guerrero due to potential hurricane John
Currently the tormenta tropical John It is already registering maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour and moving towards the north-northwest.
In addition, there is a low pressure zone southwest of Jalisco and Colima, which maintains a 10 percent probability for cyclonic development in the next 48 hours, for which both meteorological phenomena also cause the state of Mexico to remain on alert. Guerrero.
The governor of GuerreroEvelyn Salgado Pineda asked everyone to take the necessary preventive measures and pay attention to official information.
To Guerrero Very heavy rains, winds of 40 to 60 kilometres per hour and waves of one to three metres are expected.
The governor of OaxacaSalomón Jara Cruz, has not yet commented on the matter,
According to the report at 7:00 a.m. this Monday, September 23, the tropical storm John It is located 200 kilometers from Punta Maldonado, Guerrero and 250 kilometers west-southwest of Puerto Ángel, Oaxaca.
Extraordinary rainfall of more than 250 millimeters is expected in Oaxaca. Also torrential rains in Chiapas and Guerrero; intense in Veracruz; very strong in Morelos and Puebla; and heavy rains in the State of Mexico.
These rains could include electrical discharges and hail, so warnings are given of possible landslides, increased levels of rivers and streams, as well as overflows and floods,
He National Weather Service (SMN) in conjunction with the National Hurricane Center of the United States, have established a hurricane prevention zone from Punta Maldonado, Guerrero to Bahías de Huatulco, Oaxaca, and a tropical storm prevention zone from the east of Bahías de Huatulco to Salina Cruz, Oaxaca.
Tropical Storm John Other meteorological phenomena will cause rain in Mexico
In addition to the tormenta tropical JohnIn the South Pacific of Mexico, there are other systems in the country such as the monsoon trough and a low pressure zone with a high probability of cyclonic development over the northwest of the Caribbean Sea.
In addition, cold front number three over the northern border of Mexico, a low pressure channel over the north and center of the country and the entry of humid air from the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean will cause showers and rains.
Winds and even the felling of trees and advertising signs are not ruled out in states such as:
- Campeche
- Quintana Roo
- Tabasco
- Yucatan
- Chihuahua
- Durango
- Michoacan
- Morelos
- Puebla
- CDMX
- Colima
- Edomex
- Jalisco
- Nayarit
- New Leon
- San Luis Potosi
- Sinaloa
- Tamaulipas
- Tlaxcala
- Aguascalientes
- Climate
- Coahuila
- Guanajuato
- Hidalgo
- Querétaro
- Zacatecas
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