Strongest Hurricane Ever Measured To Hit Western Mexico

[mrjarrell]

Here's hoping for the best for the people in the path of this monster. A Cat 5 storm with sustained winds of over 200 MPH. Hope folks can get out of the way.

Hurricane Patricia: Strongest Storm Ever Measured to Hit Mexico - NBC News

 

[rob63]

I was going to watch the F1 practice on TV for the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, TX. They had to cancel it due to the torrential downpours ahead of this storm, this is 100's of miles away and several hours before the storm is even supposed to hit in Mexico. Not a good sign.

 

[Baditude]

probably cause 10s of dollars in damage in Mexico. Hope everyone stays safe

 

[femurphy77]

probably cause 10s of dollars in damage in Mexico. Hope everyone stays safe

Not to preach or be all P.C. upinya but get away from the resorts and those people literally are living in tin and cardboard shacks. Seeing how responsive the Mexican government is to ANY emergency. . . .those people are ****ed!

 

[eldirector]

For us sitting comfortably in our midwest homes, this will be a great study of SHTF. Massive storm, poor infrastructure, and likely slow/non-existent government response. Of course, the locals have one thing on many of us: they are used to adversity.

Expecting 20-40 foot storm surge. There may be no man-made coastal structures after this. Doubt much aid will get in very quickly, either. Flooding and mudslides will take out pretty much every road/bridge in the area. A 3-day bag isn't going to cut it.....

 

[printcraft]

What's the over/under on who is the first to claim this is the result of man made global warming?

I'm betting CNN.

 

[Leadeye]

Really hard on the ordinary folks in mexico. Government corruption will leech out most of the aid that comes in and any response will be slow.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

What's the over/under on who is the first to claim this is the result of man made global warming?

I'm betting CNN.

Quite a few so far. WIRED, WaPo, Mashable, NPR, Vox...

https://news.google.com/news/story?...ved=0CCgQqgIwAGoVChMI6pD0-rjZyAIVTDs-Ch3UOgmM

 

[printcraft]

Quite a few so far. WIRED, WaPo, Mashable, NPR, Vox...

https://news.google.com/news/story?...ved=0CCgQqgIwAGoVChMI6pD0-rjZyAIVTDs-Ch3UOgmM

 

[mrjarrell]

Yikes.

The NOAA Hurricane Hunters2 hrs ·
‪#‎NOAA43‬ (NOAA P3) measures flight level winds of 191 Kt (220 mph) and surface wind estimates at 166 kt (191 mph) in EPAC Hurricane ‪#‎Patricia‬

 

[indiucky]

I got family in Austin, Texas and it's already raining like crazy there. That thing is a monster and the reach is going to extend well into the US and Texas could see a repeat of the flash flooding they had earlier this year.....

Like mrjarrel I hope folks can hunker down and get through this...It's one for the record books...

Looks like we will see Al Gore being interviewed for a week or so starting Monday.....

 

[indiucky]

Yikes.

Okay those numbers are freaky.....

That's like the worse rain storm we have ever had here, combined with a tornado whose width is measured in hundreds of miles rather than a mile converging on folks living in what amount to our deer camps......And even that doesn't compare because a tornado's winds are not sustained....

The Death toll is going to be through the roof and that's not even counting the deaths in the coming weeks from a lack of infrastructure....

Prepare to have your hearts wrenched tomorrow morning...This is awful....

 

[chef1231]

A guy I work with has a sister that is in the middle of it. Last he talked to her they were putting her and the kids in a shelter, I guess most everyone else that lives there and worked there left in their cars stranding the guests. I hope she and her kids are okay.

 

[spec4]

Rush Limbaugh predicted today that the libs in Washington will be pushing to bring the storm refugees here for more Dem votes. Time will tell. As Emanuel says "never let a crisis go to waste".

 

[chocktaw2]

Really hard on the ordinary folks in mexico. Government corruption will leech out most of the aid that comes in and any response will be slow.

Spot on old man.

 

[mrjarrell]

Here's a beachcam from Manzanilla Beach. You can see that there is starting to be a storm surge, though. And the winds are pretty high. It takes a bit to load, so be patient.

La Manzanilla Beach cam

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

A terrible event to be sure. For those so inclined, let's pray for the people caught in the path of this storm.

 

[chocktaw2]

A terrible event to be sure. For those so inclined, let's pray for the people caught in the path of this storm.

+10 This is terrible for these people.

 

[1911ly]

A lot of Mexican and tourist lives will forever be changed tonight. Remember what happened here with Katrina. And we are much more prepared for disasters. My prayers are with those people.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Listening to the news tonight I noted two things. 1: the 200 mph zone is only 30 or so miles wide. Not nearly as big as the storm pics lead you to believe. 2: that zone is coming ashore in a remote section of land between population centers. Luckilly very few will experience the brunt of the storm.

Not saying it wont be bad, but just pointing out it could be worse. MUCH worse.