Mexico’s weather service warned yesterday of storms, heavy rain and strong winds in the states of Michoacán, Jalisco, Colima and Guerrero as Tropical Storm Bud intensified into a hurricane late on Sunday, 10 June. Coastal areas in Colima, Michoacán and Guerrero were also warned of storm surge of up to 3 metres.
Severe weather affected parts of Jalisco state in Mexcio during the afternoon of Sunday 10 June. Areas around the city of Guadalajara were the worst affected.
Around 65 mm of rain fell in Guadalajara in just a few hours on Sunday afternoon. Elsewhere, heavy rain was recorded in the state of Guerrero, where 97 mm of rain fell in 24 hours to early 10 June.
Guadalajara
In Guadalajara, streets, businesses and homes were flooded and cars were dragged along flooded streets and drainage channels. The Avenida Patria canal to the north of Guadalajara overflowed, according to local media.
Emergency services were called into action after a tunnel of the city’s light railway system was flooded. Social media showed images of passengers escaping a train trapped in flood waters around 3 to 4 metres deep in places.
Aristóteles Sandoval, Governor of Jalisco state, said that no injuries were reported during the severe weather.
Hurricane Bud
On 11 June, Hurricane Bud had intensified further to a Category 2 hurricane. As of 11 June at 06:00 UTC, its centre was located approximately 340 km south-southwest of Manzanillo city (Colima State) and approximately 465 km south of Cabo Corriente city (Jalisco State) with maximum sustained winds of 165 km/h.
Hurricane Bud is the second of the 2018 Pacific hurricane season after Tropical Storm Aletta, which is moving slowly west, well away from land.
Social Media
#Entérate, inundaciones en viviendas y arrastre de vehículos es el saldo preliminar de la tormenta de hoy en la col. la Martinica. Nuestro personal continúa apoyando a la población afectada.@GobiernoJalisco pic.twitter.com/IwLuWmDFjj
— Protección Civil JAL (@PCJalisco) June 11, 2018
VIDEO III | Estos jóvenes y héroes ayudaron a rescatar a pasajeros de la estación Dermatológico del Tren Ligero de #GDL Aquí el momento en que terminan y la gente aplaude mientras grita "Viva México". pic.twitter.com/cX37fFjsOq
— Jonathan Lomelí (@Jnlomeli) June 11, 2018
Continúan los trabajos en el vado de la interestación Dermatológico-Periférico Norte. El operativo está coordinado por el Director de SITEUR @GDLRodolfo quien se encuentra en zona. pic.twitter.com/8aK3Xu44Ta
— Siteur Jalisco (@SITEURJAL) June 11, 2018
#PCJaliscoInforma A causa de la #LluviaGDL se presentó inundación en la Linea 1 de @SITEURJAL adelante de la Estación Dermatológico, en Zapopan, alcanzando niveles entre 3 y 4 metros. Nuestro personal apoyó en el rescate de los pasajeros #SoyPCJalisco @GobiernoJalisco pic.twitter.com/fLMuoGfBTb
— Protección Civil JAL (@PCJalisco) June 11, 2018
Flood Summary
Locations
B - Avenida Patria
C - Zapopan
Magnitude
Guadalajara - June 10 to June 10, 2018
Most of the rain fell in just a few hours
Damages
Zapopan, Guadalajara - June 10 to June 10, 2018
Emergency services were called into action after a tunnel of the city’s light railway system was flooded in the Zapopan area of the city
Guadalajara - June 10 to June 11, 2018
Estimated: streets, businesses and homes were flooded and cars were dragged along flooded streets and drainage channels
