Tropical Storm Earl strikes Veracruz state in the coast of Mexico

Tropical Storm Earl has made landfall on the coast of Mexico's Veracruz state after gaining strength as it passed over the Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. National Hurricane Center has predicted that torrential rains brought by Earl could result in flash floods and mudslide on Mexico's Gulf Coast.
This has been reported in foxnews.com dated 6 August 2016.

Earl could bring about total rainfall of eight to 12 inches and there could be isolated maximum amounts of 18 inches in some portions of the states of Veracruz, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Puebla, Tabasco, and Campeche.
Earl had first made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane near Belize City but gradually worsened into a weak tropical storm as it passed over northern Guatemala. It had initially been forecast to weaken into a tropical depression. However, it regained strength as it passed over the Gulf of Mexico to become a second landfall on Mexico's coastline.
A tropical storm warning was in effect for a stretch of coastline from Roca Partido north to Tecolutla.


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