![]() That’s a first for one season, Masters said. Three Category 4 hurricanes have now struck U.S. Five became hurricanes and four grew into systems with winds of 111 miles per hour or more. In all, six Atlantic storms were strong enough to earn names in the last four weeks. The total could reach $300 billion when destruction on islands including Barbuda and Dominica are taken into account, Myers said. and Puerto Rico could reach $170 billion from Harvey, Irma and Maria, according to Chuck Watson, a disaster analyst at Enki Research in Savannah, Georgia. The death toll is over 100.ĭamage to the U.S. 25, when Harvey slammed into Texas, a train of hurricanes have hit the U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean. “It is extraordinary, no question about that,” said Joel Myers, founder, president and chairman of AccuWeather Inc. While many meteorologists expected an active summer of storms, the burst in the last month was a shock. Maria will move toward that circle in the coming days, its ultimate destination as yet unknowable.Īnd it has been a season of surprises. There are two very uncertain things interacting.”ĭowngraded to a tropical storm Tuesday, Jose will turn in an ever tighter circle through the rest of the week, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. ![]() “There is a lot more uncertainty than usual. “Models don’t handle storm-storm interaction very well,” said Jeff Masters, co-founder of Weather Underground in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Few meteorologists, though, were willing to lay bets. As of late Wednesday, most computer models called for Maria to end up over the ocean. "We did not have any significant damage.Depending in part on zombie Jose, Maria could spin out to sea - or into the eastern seaboard.įorecasting the scenario is difficult because there are so many moving parts. "The biggest effect was from the waves, on some of the beachside infrastructure," said Bobadilla. The head of the state civil defense office for the Puerto Vallarta area, Adrián Bobadilla, said authorities were patrolling the area, but had not yet seen any major damage. Meanwhile, beachside eateries in Puerto Vallarta where tourists had lunched unconcerned Saturday were abandoned Sunday morning, and at some the waves had carried away railings and small thatched structures that normally keep the sun off diners. The Federal Electricity Commission reported that over 150,000 homes had lost power as a result of the storm, and that by midday Sunday, service had been restored to about one-third of those customers. In Tepic, the Nayarit state capital, Roslyn blew down trees and flooded some streets authorities asked residents to avoid going out Sunday, as crews worked to clear a landslide that had blocked a local highway. "The winds from this hurricane were, in truth, tremendous," Barajas said. José Antonio Barajas, the mayor of San Blas, said in a video broadcast that some houses had been damaged and power was knocked out, but nobody was killed or seriously injured. The hurricane made landfall around the village of Santa Cruz, near the fishing village of San Blas, about 90 miles (150 kilometers) north of Puerto Vallarta. Roslyn came ashore in Nayarit state, in roughly the same area where Hurricane Orlene made landfall Oct. While it missed a direct hit, Roslyn brought heavy rain and high waves to Puerto Vallarta, where ocean surges lashed the beachside promenade. Local media reported two people died after taking shelter in unstable structures that collapsed during the storm, but the Nayarit state civil defense office said it could not confirm those deaths. The center expects Roslyn would dissipate before reaching Texas. The hurricane was moving northeast at 22 miles per hour (35 kph) and was expected to lose strength further as it moves inland. National Hurricane Center said Roslyn was about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west-northwest of the northern city of Monterrey. MEXICO CITY - Hurricane Roslyn slammed into a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico's Pacific coast between the resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan Sunday morning, then declined to tropical storm force and quickly moved inland.īy Sunday night, Roslyn had winds of 30 mph (45 kph), down from its peak of 130 mph. This satellite image shows Hurricane Roslyn approaching the Pacific coast of Mexico on Saturday.
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