Agatha, first Pacific hurricane of 2022, forms off Mexico sparking 'life threatening' flood warnings
A strengthening Agatha became 2022's first named hurricane in the Pacific early Sunday as it barreled towards Mexico’s southern coast, prompting the National Hu
A strengthening Agatha became 2022's first named hurricane in the Pacific early Sunday as it barreled towards Mexico’s southern coast, prompting the National Hurricane Center to warn of “life threatening flooding and mudslides.”
On Sunday morning the center of the hurricane was located around 200 miles west of Puerto Angel with winds of up to 75 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in a public advisory.
Agatha, the first tropical storm of the 2022 hurricane season in the eastern Pacific, was moving northwest at 3 mph, but was expected to take a turn further northward, the center said.
A hurricane warning was issued for parts of the coast of the southern state of Oaxaca, it added.
This “means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours,” the center said, adding that “preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion,” the advisory said.
Rating: 5