Flash flood warnings in Texas after Hurricane Patricia

Following the Hurricane Patricia striking Mexico and heading towards Huston, heavy rains are triggering flash flood warnings and tornado watches in the US state of Texas. The hurricane, the most powerful one ever measured, was downgraded to a tropical depression. But, it could still dump up to 8 to 12 inches of rain.
This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 25 October 2015.

A voluntary evacuation call for the Bolivar Peninsula and the closure of underwater roadways in Houston because Houston leaders have warned that the area's bayous can take care of about five additional inches and the situation was not favorable.
Houston Mayor Annise Parker has indicated that there could be localized flooding in Houston, primarily street flooding in Houston and Harris County, because of the terrain.
This rainfall was the second time in five months that severe weather has pounded Texas. In May, a series of storms had triggered floods and led to 21 deaths. That prompted President Barack Obama to declare parts of the state as disaster areas.
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Hurricane Patricia became a Category 5 storm and Mexico is in its path

Mexico is in the path of Hurricane Patricia that grew into a monster Category 5 storm and bore down on the central Pacific Coast of Mexico. Forecasters feel this could a devastating blow even as officials declared a state of emergency and began to distribute sandbags in preparation for flooding.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 23 October 2015.

Manzanillo is one of the country's principal ports and it experienced rainfall after dark in and the landfall of the hurricane could happen any moment. Mexico's civil defense coordinator has indicated that schools in Colima state, which is home to Manzanillo, would be closed.
The US National Hurricane Center in Miami has warned that the storm could result in coastal flooding, destructive waves and flash floods and, hence, preparations should be rushed to completion because this is an extremely dangerous, and potentially catastrophic hurricane.
The federal government has declared a state of emergency for 56 municipalities in the states of Colima, Nayarit and Jalisco which are in the projected path of the storm.
Patricia's maximum sustained winds had gone up to 260-Kmph and it is labeled as a Category 5 storm. This is the highest designation on the Saffir-Simpson scale used to quantify a hurricane's wind strength.
Patricia was centered about 320-Km south-southwest of Manzanillo and was moving northwest at 20-Kmph on a projected track to come onshore between Manzanillo and Puerto Vallarta.
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