Minute by Minute: “Grace” made landfall north of Tecolutla, Veracruz, as a Category 3 hurricane

The Hurricane Grace It continues its trajectory on the Mexican coast and in the early hours of this Saturday it made landfall in Veracruz.

02:24: The center of the hurricane was reported to pass through Poza Rica with wind gusts exceeding 150 km / H and heavy rain. In addition, he was alerted to power outages and the fall of some trees.

02:02: Civil protection activated the program of attention to emergencies due to natural hazards for the municipalities of Álamo Temapache, Castillo de Teayo, Cazones de Herrera, Chumatlán, Coahuitlán, Coatzintla, Coxquihui, Coyutla, Espinal, Filomeno Mata, Gutiérrez Zamora, Ixhuatlán de Madero, Martínez de la Torre, Mecatlánantla, Papantla, , San Rafael, Tecolutla, Tihuatlán, Tlapacoyan, Tuxpan and Zozocolco de Hidalgo.

1h40: CONAGUA confirmed that at 12:30 a.m. Central Mexico Time, the center of “Grace” made landfall north of Tecolutla, Veracruz with maximum winds of 205 km / h and gusts of 240 km / h.

It was explained that the hurricane is currently located 50 km southeast of Tuxpan, Veracruz, and 185 km northeast of El Puerto de Veracruz.

01h20: Social media users have started reporting that in Tecolutla, Poza Rica and Tuxpan began to feel the first affections with the passage of “Grace”.

01h00: The US National Hurricane Center warned that the hurricane made landfall south of Tuxpan Veracruz.

“Hurricane #Grace 31A review: Grace grows a bit more as it hits land south of Tuxpan, Mexico,” señaló desde su cuenta oficial.

00:10: The Center for Meteorological Studies and Forecasts of the Secretariat of Civil Protection of the State of Veracruz mentioned that the radar of Altamira, Tamaulipas of CONAGUA shows that at this time, Grace’s front wall made landfall in southern Tuxpan. Confirmation from the authorities is awaited.

11:20 p.m .: Veracruz Civil Protection looked into the fact that the radar detected the eye of Hurricane Grace between Cazones, Tecolutla and Nautla. It is estimated that over the next six hours the weather will deteriorate rapidly.

Wind gusts exceeding 220 km / h and torrential rains are expected, while the eye of the cyclone could enter after 1 a.m.

10:45 p.m .: President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the hurricane would pass through Nautla around 1 a.m. Besides, He added that he is in coordination with the governor of Veracruz, Cuitláhuac García.

“7,829 elements of the Civil Protection of the State and of the Federation are on standby, informing and supporting them, as well as the staff of the Secretariats of Defense and the Navy and of the Federal Electricity Commission. I join the call to ask the inhabitants of the Veracruz, Puebla region, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas and Hidalgo to seek refuge, ”he said.

10:30 p.m .: Civil protection of Veracruz issued declaration of emergency for 22 municipalities of the entity. Among which: Álamo Temapache, Castillo de Teayo, Cazones de Herrera, Chumatlán, Coahuitlán, Coatzintla, Coxquihui, Coyutla, Espinal, Filomeno Mata, Gutiérrez Zamora, Ixhuatlán de Madero, Martínez de la Torre, Mecatlánantla, Papantla, Rafael, Tecolutla, Tihuatlán, Tlapacoyan, Tuxpan and Zozocolco de Hidalgo.

10:14 p.m .: According to the National Water Commission (CONAGUA) on the night of this Friday, Hurricane Grace climbing in category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale and it is predicted that over the next few hours this will affect the north coast of Veracruz, in particular andn the municipality of Tecolutla.

In this sense, the director general of the WITH WATER, Germán Santoyo, urged those around them to follow the recommendations of civil protection and to protect themselves.

“I reiterate my call on the population to exercise extreme caution before the effects that the #Hurricane #Grace“, he underlined.

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