hurricane hurricane pronounced destructive tropical cyclone brought widespread flooding mexico september fifteenth named storm seventh hurricane year originated strong area low pressure south acapulco september favorable conditions aloft storm intensified tropical storm tracked northward following day curved westward strengthened point shy hurricane intensity making landfall intensity september interaction land tropical storm quickly weakened center dissipated western mexico september storm remnants continued track northwestward reorganized tropical cyclone day regained tropical storm status september began curve northeastward shortly attained hurricane intensity making final landfall west peak intensity land quickly weakened interaction mexico high terrain storm dissipated early september impending threat mexican municipalities disaster making landfall caused extreme flooding southern mexico property agricultural damage result system widespread roughly million people estimated directly affected guerrero people perished including acapulco seventy died guerrero homes damaged rivers overflowed banks persons evacuated shelters statewide repairs damage storm totaled billion million usd impacts spread far east families displaced region homes destroyed floods nation sustained additional impacts second landfall additional floods occurred towns people rendered homeless people died result impacts municipalities declared disaster regions damage totaled million million dispatched locations aid post tropical cyclone relief operations following storm looting heavily impacted areas commonplace government forces dispatched prevent looting overall people lost lives mexico damage exceeded billion billion meteorological history origins traced tropical wave left african continent late august wave entered caribbean_sea september northern portion wave axis later developed hurricane september national_hurricane_center nhc remarked potential low pressure area develop southwest coast mexico subsequent days provided system remained offshore day low formed nearly stationary accompanied scattered convection strong wind shear proximity land expected limit development conditions favorable september day convection better organized utc september nhc initiated advisories tropical depression thirteen noting system defined circulation convection time wind shear diminished warm waters expected allow intensification main factors development proximity mexico association convergence zone hours developing depression quickly intensified tropical storm early september eye feature developed rainbands increased embedded broad weather system extended eastern pacific mexico included hurricane gulf_of_mexico coast broad system including moved generally northward early september developed central dense overcast wide eye center based structure satellite intensity estimates nhc estimated attained secondary peak winds mph shy hurricane status agency noted potential strengthening hurricane citing warm waters moist environment low shear break subtropical ridge north allowed storm initially continue generally north northeast attaining secondary peak turned northwest accelerating september landfall near high end tropical storm operationally believed moved ashore near early september storm weakened tropical depression circulation disrupted continued dropping heavy rainfall later day surface center dissipated western mexico remnants tracked northwest ridge situated southeastern united_states late september emerged open waters despite marginally favorable conditions convection soon increased center utc september tropical depression defined circulation furthermore conditions favored additional strengthening system tracked slowly northwestward ridge cyclone expected onshore baja california peninsula days convection initially ragged intensified tropical storm september later day eye developed center increasingly organizing convection utc september hurricane eastern tropical cyclone records began landfall mainland mexico later hurricane storm shifted north resulting land interaction earlier anticipated utc september landfall west minimal hurricane moving high terrain western mexico quickly weakened tropical storm circulation dissipated utc september mountain range preparations afternoon september tropical storm warning issued acapulco thirty hours later hurricane warning issued system expected hurricane prior landfall later tropical storm watch declared north hurricane warning early day watches warnings longer effect addition aforementioned watches warnings orange alert issued southern yellow moderate alert place rest guerrero lower levels issued southern portion families evacuated september classes suspended tropical cyclone tropical storm watch issued north southwestern portion baja california peninsula day hurricane watch issued area south utc september hurricane watch upgraded hurricane warning tropical storm warning designated south hurricane warning area evening september watches warnings discontinued moved inland september cyclone threatened state municipalities placed alert baja california peninsula seven ports closed ports cabo closed small craft night interests yellow alert issued southern baja california sur green alert issued northern portion state classes suspended prior landfall statewide humans evacuated including residents municipalities evacuated families evacuated orange alert activated state impact time landfall hurricane landfall eastern coast nation marked time tropical cyclones struck nation hours overall economic impact exceeded billion billion damage roads totaled billion million usd total people killed direct roughly people evacuated including sought shelter approximately million people directly affected hurricane brought extremely heavy rains days mexico especially mountainous terrain precipitation aided large scale southwesterly flow numerous locations recorded rain peak storm total measured guerrero nearby acapulco secondary maximum recorded north statewide peak rainfall total occurred making second landfall precipitation fell inches observed nearby damaged homes flooded school offshore boat reportedly missing families displaced homes roughly animals killed storm total acres crop destroyed damage state considerably guerrero communities isolated people killed state overall municipalities people directly affected floods guerrero people killed guerrero approximately dwellings damaged including houses sustained severe damage homes destroyed people evacuated shelters evacuated shelters overall rivers flooded roads sustained damage bridges collapsed remote fishing village residents situated west acapulco occurred september minutes swept center town residents initially town state panic confusion took days word spread public village people killed half town including homes demolished total people evacuated police elected stay area victims identified surviving citizens hurt including seriously municipality woman died collapse dwelling capital guerrero people perished numerous trees downed power outages reported additionally nearby dam nearly overflowed banks municipality rivers overflowed banks people died landslides mountainous communities isolated making difficult receive aid acapulco city acapulco sustained worst damage storm damage acapulco described national_broadcasting_company worst storm damage hit mexico years fatalities occurred including person died wall collapsed nearby tourists perished car crash including minors crash damaged fences boat injured people homes flooded nearby neighborhoods acapulco nearby river overflowed banks isolated incidents vandalism reported mudslides reported resulting destruction home closure roads family perished acapulco landslide demolished home tourists spent mexican independence day acapulco stranded terminal airport underwater furthermore main roads city blocked landslides september military evacuated people flights mexico_city process difficult radar functioning city wide dwellings damaged flooding minor peak rainfall total measured families evacuated dams statewide reached maximum capacity numerous roads led airport closed families evacuated river threatened overflow banks thirty taken shelter rest state bridge collapsed man killed state unsuccessfully attempted cross river trees brought banana crop wiped municipalities sustained worst effects state considered worst storm hit mexican state mexico hurricane damage state exceeded million million usd hurricane caused million usd north minor flooding reported statewide people killed year old man died swept away village year old boy drowned falling dam municipality man perished drove car total people evacuated homes classes briefly cancelled schools leaving pupils home bridges collapsed towns worst hit areas state southern coastal areas state area flooding landslides occurred neighborhoods municipalities sustained damage second landfall fisherman killed occurred person fell shrimp boat truck driver year old died mother considered missing towns sustained flooding municipalities flooded resulting modest damage numerous people trapped roofs houses coastal areas flooded authorities reported homeless hundreds toppled power lines disconnected parts isolated overflow channel water debris reported minor flooding happened roads destroyed offshore boats damaged state people rendered homeless total persons evacuated shelters communities damaged tropical cyclone directly affected persons municipalities state damage totaled million million usd flooding reported people rescued air casualties reported homes damaged residents baja california peninsula waves measured addition winds mph peak rainfall total recorded dissipating remnants brought amounts rainfall wide texas precipitation enhanced deepening moisture gulf_of_mexico approaching cold austin area rains resulted localized flooding forcing closure low water crossings weather station camp recorded rain september making daily record station radar estimates indicated fallen localized areas road closed flooding central arkansas rainfall recorded aftermath aftermath storm state emergency declared acapulco items region overall donation centers opened guerrero damages repairs guerrero totaled billion million usd minister economy granted additional million devastated state furthermore declared billion million available funds addition collected subsequently delivered cargo devastated area especially guerrero providing tons aid local authorities provided tons personal household items distributed imp gal water food shelters total million million usd allocated provide essential items food drinking water medicine provided water persons disturbed plastic tends help cover roofs families furthermore organization donated nets families grocery items rice oil sugar salt beans provided mexico organizations help victims early october helped people municipalities declared disaster areas state guerrero municipalities declared disaster area municipalities declared disaster zone municipalities designated disaster areas issued state declared municipalities mid october lifted thirty damage assessment committees installed help estimate analyze cost damage public infrastructure established help assess damage schools houses water supplies shelters opened acapulco survivors form transported basketball gym acapulco provided usd pension closure commercial terminal acapulco airport special flights provided deliver aid september power services restored state guerrero day gas water services revived acapulco emergency requested hours second landfall power retrieved dwellings search process victims halted briefly threat september resumed searching frequently dig mud recover bodies mexican government received criticism press prepared newspaper said authorities storms combination lack coordination distraction weekend independence related festivities guerrero governor criticized attending night long party drinking storm threatened state later acknowledged political corruption construction homes hotels unsafe areas televised speech consequently mexican senate requested investigation preparation occurred cope relief efforts troops marines forces helped families homes flooded additionally military provided tonnes food supplies litres imp gal water city military installed transport aid air authorities rushed clean rocks debris highways order liberate acapulco isolation disaster resulted panic buying spotted acapulco angry victims robbed shops homes luxury hotels apartments marines posted outside stores prevent theft mexico president toured devastated areas promising rebuild acapulco opened new homes severe damage caused storm mexico later retired hurricane replaced mario pacific hurricane season
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