Tropical storm Javier continues to gain strength as it approaches land. Serious rains have
already hit Los Cabos - and with serious
effects.
Landslides and flooding
have already occurred in San Jose del Cabo
- affecting hotels, shops, supermarkets,
traffic and roads. Evacuations began some hours ago with people in high risk
areas already being moved to shelters.
The latest update from National
Meteorological Service (SMN) at around 16:00 hours this afternoon, has confirmed
that the storm is increasing in intensity and is currently about 55km southeast
of Cabo San Lucas and 195 kilometers south-southeast of La Paz.
The storm is moving
at approx 15 kilometers per hour with sustained winds which will rise from 100
to 120 kilometers per hour (60-95 miles per hour), threatening more heavy rains
mainly in the municipality of Los Cabos. Expected rainfall levels are -15 mm in
Cabo San Lucas, 140 mm in San Jose del Cabo, 90 mm in Todos Santos, 120 mm in
Santiago.
Based on this
information Metmex predicts that expected time of impact for Javier to hit Baja
California Sur is between 18:00 and 20:00 hours this evening (Monday 08 Aug). Waves
are likely to reach over 2.5m high.
The Civil Protection of
Baja California Sur has decreed an orange alert high risk for the
municipalities of La Paz, Los Cabos and Comondú, and a yellow alert for Mulegé
and Loreto.
Please pay close
attention to all weather alerts and follow all advice from the authorities.
We will be back with
further updates.