tropical storm tropical storm named storm atlantic hurricane season brought conditions eastern mexico late june early july originated atlantic tropical wave crossed yucatán_peninsula emerging warm waters despite moderate wind shear disturbance strengthened developed surface circulation prompting national_hurricane_center declare tropical storm june remained vigorous existence storm peaked intensity winds mph june making landfall coast veracruz crossing mountains eastern mexico weakened depression dissipating early july precursor disturbance brought significant rainfall parts central_america killing people triggering widespread flooding landslides mexico prolonged rains subsequent flooding affected hundreds homes roads causing residents seek shelter height storm power lost homes people mexico killed rainfall storm ongoing drought conditions southern texas florida meteorological history origins tropical storm traced distinct tropical wave embedded area deep atmospheric moisture emerged coast africa june wave tracked westward atlantic days reaching western caribbean_sea late june june began interacting extension monsoon trough region generating broad cyclonic flow scattered convection conjunction upper trough northwest wave slowly proceeded west northwestward central_america bringing heavy rainfall area initially disturbance development trough aloft adjacent land national_hurricane_center nhc noted favorable conditions tropical cyclogenesis coupled wind shear june disturbance moved inland yucatán_peninsula emerging bay day produced surface low despite moderate shear hurricane hunters flight system revealed closed wind circulation formed sea level thunderstorm activity concentrated nhc initiated advisories tropical storm midnight june cyclone surface winds increased mph south southeast following hours deep convection increased broad storm circulation center continued lack organization curved west response ridge high pressure north northwest shear region decreased large storm began strengthen gradually developing spiral convective bands closer center forecast models supported intensification hurricane status significant development compromised lack distinguishable central features june landfall dvorak satellite estimates indicated storm reached peak intensity mph accelerating coast veracruz moved ashore near cabo strong tropical storm utc winds confined north center farther inland turned west southwest building ridge storm decreased strength mid- low level increasingly turning elongated ill defined early july nhc downgraded tropical depression cyclone dissipated high terrain sierra mountains shortly remnants continued produce heavy precipitation central mexico high air pressures offshore tight pressure gradient generated strong easterly breeze country pacific coastlines preparations threat heavy rainfall precursor authorities issued green alert honduras departments afternoon june remained effect hours el_salvador departments green june rains persisted region yucatán_peninsula officials emergency workers heavy rains system developed marine fishing operations suspended schools closed june response formation government mexico issued tropical storm warning coastal areas northward june later day hurricane watch effect area extending storm showed signs strengthening extended shortly watch reaching warning southward simultaneously discontinued areas north prior landfall activated plan risk zones states veracruz emergency crews medical teams subsequently dispatched area order supply medical care possible victims manage power plant water pumps case flooding alert declared major oil company storm projected path consideration possible impact facilities temporary shelters available flood prone areas municipalities veracruz authorities prepared shelters mobilized emergency teams evacuate people anticipation adverse weather conditions shelters opened emergency workers dispatched safety measure risk flash flooding public storm shelters available parts impact central_america days precursor disturbance dropped significant amounts rain coastal central_america yucatán_peninsula honduras floods killed person collapsed major bridge near leaving families isolated surrounding areas country occurred road san rivers overflowed effects storm neighboring el_salvador maximum rainfall amounts totaled people drowned displaced floods scattered moderate showers affected parts nicaragua triggering mudslides river riverside homes suffered people evacuated area mexico tropical storm remnants produced hours prolonged rainfall northeastern south central mexico widespread floods landslides impacted multiple states prompting evacuations causing damage property infrastructure height storm households lost power mexico service quickly restored homes schools remained closed morning parts guerrero country resulted confirmed fatalities left person missing region brought strong thunderstorms showers eastern mexico gale force winds adjacent coastlines landfall veracruz produced wind speeds mph rainfall winds rain uprooted trees caused extensive flooding prompting people state evacuate homes total landslides took place state landslide collapsed houses killing injuring mudslides uprooted trees damaged cars injuries linked incident rescue worker killed passage storm overall affected residences municipalities veracruz homes damaged continued brought overflow rivers isolation communities statewide effects veracruz included considerable failure localized land damaged schools costs road totaled million million response devastation government declared state emergency percent state july municipalities remained alert heavy rains fell measured widespread flooding forced families evacuate state trapped families rescued flooded homes height storm high voltage downed power lines caused deaths municipalities critically injuring workers july deaths reported state causes remain unspecified approximately residents suffered property damage homes state emergency declared municipalities light damage broken drains storm wake increased risk cholera contaminated water damage estimates exceeded million million neighboring dropped rain claimed lives people landslides left dozens communities isolated residents fled flooded areas particularly farther inland families required evacuation municipalities heavy rain recorded rainfall triggered landslides statewide killed near town swollen rivers caused total damage reached billion million response state government allocated total million million rehabilitation works state triggered landslides cut roads traffic toppled trees struck home municipality killing municipality girl left missing falling rushing stream july officials confirmed drowned hours prolonged rainfall concerns arose potential overflow dam municipality houses sustained damage consequence excessively saturated soils collapsed mud flood waters reached school nearby river overflowed moving ashore near system spread precipitation yucatán_peninsula resulting widespread flooding southern mexico received rainfall amounts hour time span floods landslides strong winds damaged homes state emergency workers evacuated families rivers region reached dangerous water levels wake fatality confirmed rainfall inflicted damage multiple roads collapsed bridge communication lost people communities storm remnants caused landslide overturned taxi killing passengers weather conditions recovering impact pacific hurricane deteriorated significantly homes sustained additional damage damaged roads bridges multiple coastal communities guerrero people killed traffic accidents weather torrential rainfall state flooded homes left person missing uprooted trees occurring mountainous areas united_states florida moisture tracing produced showers ongoing extreme drought conditions state national_weather_service warned potential flooding rains drought stricken region southern texas officials ordered preparation inspection water pumps vehicles deal storm spawned weak tornado damaged roofs toppled vehicles injured person prior moving mexico
Tropical Storm Arlene (2011)