(24 Sep 2024)
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Ometepec, Mexico - 23 September 2024
1. Bunting buffeted by winds outside a church
2. Various of rain falling on streets
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Puerto Escondido, Mexico - 23 September 2024
3. Various of Gabriel Guerra and other employees boarding up pharmacy store front
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Gabriel Guerra, Pharmacy Employee:
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"Well, right now we are protecting the windows of the business so that when the water, the strong winds come, that they don't break the panes of glass."
6. Various of pharmacy employees boarding up store front
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Rochester, United States - 23 September 2024
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Matt Benz, AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist:
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"Rapid intensification has occurred more frequently in modern times as opposed to back in the historical record. So that’s telling us there’s something going on there.”
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Puerto Escondido, Mexico - 23 September 2024
8. Various of beached boats on the coast of Puerto Escondido
STORYLINE:
Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Monday night with fierce winds and heavy rainfall after strengthening from a tropical storm to major hurricane in a matter of hours.
John’s rapid intensification caught authorities off guard as they scrambled to update their guidance to residents and keep pace with the stronger storm.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said John had “rapidly strengthened” into a Category 3 hurricane and had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kph) at landfall.
Forecasters projected John would also likely batter nearby tourist hubs Acapulco and Puerto Escondido before turning into a tropical storm while making its way inland.
The unexpected surge in strength caught scientists, authorities and residents of the area by surprise, something AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Matt Benz attributed to warmer oceans, which add fuel to the hurricanes.
As a result, surprise surges in hurricanes' strength have become increasingly common, Benz said.
"Rapid intensification has occurred more frequently in modern times as opposed to back in the historical record. So that’s telling us, there’s something going on there,” he said.
Things were tense in Oaxaca’s coastal cities on Monday shortly after the announcement as residents and businesses were bracing themselves.
After authorities met Monday afternoon to plan their response, the governments of Guerrero and Oaxaca states announced they would suspend classes in a number of coastal zones on Tuesday.
Oaxaca's governor said the state government had evacuated 3,000 people and set up 80 shelters.
It also said it sent out 1,000 military and state personnel to address the emergency.
Benz expressed concern that the storm could slow once it hits land, leaving the storm hovering over the coastal zone, which could cause even greater damage.
Through Thursday, John is expected to produce 15 to 30 centimeters (six to 12 inches) of rain across coastal areas of Chiapas state with more in isolated areas.
In areas along and near the Oaxaca coast to southeast Guerrero, between 25 and 50 centimeters (10 and 20 inches) of rain with isolated higher totals can be expected through Thursday.
AP video shot by Antonio Catillo and Jamilet Carranza
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