#TropicalStormJohn makes landfall, poised to inundate southern #Mexico with 50 inches of rain

Even as John loses wind intensity over southwestern Mexico, life-threatening impacts from #flooding rainfall and #mudslides are forecast in one of Mexico's largest cities and biggest tourist destinations.

By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Published Sep 23, 2024

https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/hurricane-john-makes-landfall-poised-to-inundate-southern-mexico-with-50-inches-of-rain/1694998

I don't want to be pessimistic, but this looks like it's going to be #HurricaneOtis 2.0.
#TropicalStorm #Hurricane #TropicalStormJohn #HurricaneJohn #Oaxaca

Yale Climate Connections: Tropical Storm John expected to slam southern Mexico as a rapidly intensifying hurricane on Tuesday https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/09/tropical-storm-john-expected-to-slam-southern-mexico-as-a-rapidly-intensifying-hurricane-on-tuesday/ #hurricane #TropicalStormJohn #Tropics #TropicalWx