Flooding Danger as Tropical Storm Hernan Forms Off Mexico's Pacific Coast Agence France-Presse
go to original July 27, 2014

Associated Press Update: The storm Hernan strengthened into a category 1 hurricane far off Mexico's western coast Sunday as it headed out into the Pacific Ocean and posed little threat to land.

MEXICO CITY  Fearing potentially deadly flooding, Mexican disaster officials are closely monitoring the weather after Tropical Storm Hernan formed off the country’s Pacific coast of Mexico late Saturday.

Hernan was located 585km southwest of the tourist port of Manzanillo and was moving in a northwesterly direction, parallel to the coastline, at a speed of 22 kilometres per hour, Mexico’s National Meterological Service (SMN) reported at 0300 GMT.

The storm was packing maximum winds of 65km/h, with gusts up to 85km/h, the SMN said.

The Miami-based National Hurricane Centre, which had slightly different figures, warned that Hernan was picking up strength.

...Neither Mexican nor US weather monitors expect Hernan to make landfall.

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