Katia Has Formed Near Tampico; Heavy Rain Threat for Eastern Mexico Jonathan Belles and Brian Donegan - The Weather Company
go to original September 6, 2017

Update: Hurricane Katia Kills 3 as It Moves Towards Mexico (teleSUR)

Tropical Storm Katia is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall in eastern Mexico by this weekend. Katia formed early Wednesday morning in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles east of Tampico, Mexico.

Wind shear is expected to relax, which will allow for additional strengthening over the next few days, likely becoming a hurricane before making landfall in eastern Mexico.



Katia is not expected to move much over the next few days and is currently about 135 miles east-southeast of Tampico, Mexico. An Air Force reconnaissance plane will investigate Katia later Wednesday.

An area of high pressure located over the southern Rockies and southern Plains will keep Katia trapped to the south, but will eventually shunt it eastward and southward toward the Mexican coast.



The main threats in eastern Mexico will be heavy rainfall capable of flash flooding and mudslides, as well as gusty winds. The amount of rain and strength of the winds will depend on the exact track the system takes in the days ahead.

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