Hurricane Paula smashed homes and forced schools to close in Honduras on Tuesday as it headed toward Mexico’s resort-dotted Yucatan Peninsula. Paula formed Monday off the coast of Honduras and quickly intensified into a hurricane early Tuesday, said the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Heavy rains and high winds destroyed 19 homes in northeastern Honduras, […]
The Permanent Contingency Commission (COPECO) issued a storm warning for the coastal strip of Honduras in the Gulf of Fonseca. The commander of the Fire Department in Choluteca, Wilfredo Hernandez, said the warning extends from Punta Condega to Punta Raton. He said that at 21:39 hours today, they expect a storm surge, “Relatively small, but […]
Honduras has endured Tropical Storm Matthew and come out relatively unscathed. All airports in Honduras are operating as normal. The Ulúa and Chamelecón rivers levels are high, but being watched closely. A large portion of the road between Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula is damaged. The local internet company on the Bay Island of Utila’s […]
Hondurans are busy preparing for Tropical Storm Matthew, nailing wood over windows, stocking up on provisions, and sandbagging flood prone areas. Tropical Storm Matthew’s winds have increased to 50 miles (85 kilometers) an hour from 45 mph earlier today, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has reported. A hurricane warning is in place from Puerto Cabezas […]
800 PM EDT THU SEP 23 2010 From: National Hurricane Center — Click for visual. FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO… THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM LISA…LOCATED ABOUT 320 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS…AND ON TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW…LOCATED ABOUT 380 MILES EAST OF PUERTO […]