Spare a thought for our Mexican neighbors

[malaise]

as GOM Cat2 Hurricane Ingrid is about to inflict about to douse them with 12 inches of rain.




Meanwhile Pacific Ocean Tropical Storm Manuel is hitting them as I type.
Looks like both system will mingle. I don't want to think about the mudslides, rain or flooding. Stay safe folks in Mexico

One met person suggested that this rain will affect Texas, Colorado etc up the line.

[leftstreet]

1. Yikes

That looks bad

[malaise]

2. Forecasters are saying 12 inches of rain

Yikes indeed.

[Stargazer09]

3. Wow

They are literally getting pummeled from both sides.

Stay safe, neighbors.

[malaise]

4. I can't imagine the size of that system when

they interact. I'd be moving out of range like now.

[Stargazer09]

7. I agree

I would head for higher ground, at the very least.

That's going to be one large storm.

[malaise]

9. Depends on the higher ground

Mudslides are deadly

[Stargazer09]

12. Of course

But low-lying areas are unsafe, too.

It's a bad place to be right now, any way you look at it.

[treestar]

5. That even has a Category 2 forecast

Which would be the first instance - it's really been a quiet season.

[malaise]

10. Yep first Cat2 for the Atlantic, Caribbean and GOM season

This is peak season

[niyad]

6. thank you for posting this. watching the devastation here, sure don't want to see it anywhere else.

may all be safe.

[malaise]

8. Where are you??

Stay safe

[niyad]

11. colorado, although not in the area that is getting destroyed this week. the last three floods

here were bad enough.

[malaise]

13. That's what I thought

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Last night hubby was wondering how much advanced notice was given to the folks in Colorado. That is some serious devastation. At least you have a Democratic Governor who can now deal with infrastructure for the next few decades.
What's the state of that beautiful new bridge?

[niyad]

15. we have a dem governor, but just lost two senate dems. don't think there was a lot of warning,

because it isn't normal to get 12 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. learned a new term two weeks ago when manitou was waiting to see if it would get hit again--a flood wave. fast-moving wall of raging water, carrying debris, etc., watched the creek rise feet in just minutes.

[malaise]

16. Yes that recall election was badly timed

Fugg the NRA and its ReTHUG goons.
Flood waves are scary and more frequent than we ever anticipated. Across the globe there are these unbelievable heavy showers pelting down in a few hours.

[LuvNewcastle]

14. A lot of their housing down there is sub-standard, to say the least, so

there will likely be a good many deaths from this one. I hope they get the help they need to recover. The aftermath is the worst part of a storm. If any of you see people collecting goods to carry down there, I hope you donate. It doesn't have to be much. They're going to need everything, whether it's clothing or canned goods or toiletries. If everyone donates a little something, it can turn out to be a lot of help.

[malaise]

17. Great idea

We'll donate to the embassy here

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. Cash. It's best

[malaise]

19. Yep

and you should know

[underpants]

20. It's not happening

Look at a US weather map- storms just appear in N. Dakota and New Mexico

[Spitfire of ATJ]

21. This is slamming into the Sierra Madres. It's going to cause massive flooding in Mexico City...

Don't forget that Mexico City was built over a lake.

[malaise]

22. Yes indeed - in the middle of Indepence celebrations

Hope it's not as bad as it's shaping up to be.