Strongest Hurricane in history heading for Mexico.

Rhys Essien

Winds of 200mph+.I hope all those drug cartels take a direct hit.They better be holding on to their Sombrero's.The place could be left like a nuclear bomb site.

#hurricanepatricia

SEPT 23 1989

what did the cartels ever do on you?

kneemos

In history?

Doubt it.

Knex*

Apparently the strongest ever recored in America

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-34614864

Mexican authorities have begun evacuating residents ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Patricia.
The storm is comparable to Typhoon Haiyan, which killed 6,300 people in the Philippines in 2013, the World Meteorological Organization says.

A state of emergency has been declared in three states in Patricia's path.

The category five hurricane is expected to make landfall on Friday afternoon or evening, with winds of 200mph (325km/h).

The US National Hurricane Center said Patricia was "potentially catastrophic" and the strongest storm it had recorded in the eastern Pacific or the Atlantic.

Some 400,000 people live in vulnerable areas, according to Mexico's National Disaster Fund.

The hurricane, which will bring torrential rain, could trigger flash floods and mudslides, the US centre said.
It also warned of potential flooding from the sea and destructive waves.

That is absolutely frightening. What can be done to minimise death and carnage at this stage?

Sheep Lover

Knex. wrote: »

Apparently the strongest ever recored in America

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-34614864



That is absolutely frightening. What can be done to minimise death and carnage at this stage?

Juan must take extreme caution I'd imagine.

Akrasia

Jayses. Best of luck to the people living there. I hope they can get to safety

Rhys Essien

I can only imagine the traffic now trying to get away from the path of it.Id say its chaotic.

The Backwards Man

I always thought hurricanes only moved clockwise for some reason, learn something new every day.

Magico Gonzalez

Not many cartels hiding out in beach resorts in Puerto Vallarta and the pacific coast, Sinaoloa is further north.

Likely the tourist industry and locals will take the hit here and not the cartels.

Knex*

Went digging a little bit, and this is 200mph, sustained. It might plausible end up as the strongest hurricane ever recorded on earth.

Truly devastating. I really hope the warning goes out in time to minimise casualties, but a huge part of Mexico is about to be destroyed.

Akrasia

yeah, absolutely mental wind speeds

The amount of energy in this storm absolutely boggles my mind.

Rhys Essien

I wonder does the strength of this have a connection to the El Nino phenomenon.If so will sh1te weather be in store for us in the months ahead.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Ni%C3%B1o

neris

id say the donalds happy about that a few less mexicans for him to worry about keeping out

justchecked

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KvswDn6NdY

Fr_Dougal

Live stream, courtesy of the guys over in the Weather forum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUgyOFEI8-Q

Rhys Essien

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Live stream, courtesy of the guys over in the Weather forum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUgyOFEI8-Q

I wonder will that building be still standing tomorrow.

stimpson

I spent 3 weeks in Puerto Vallarta. Lovely place, lovely people. Would have been paradise except for all the Americans.

franklyon

nothing happening at at the moment, around 10pm it should arrive

uck51js9zml2yt

Rhys Essien wrote: »

I can only imagine the traffic now trying to get away from the path of it.Id say its chaotic.

And people will still be moaning about the m50!

Stheno

Melany Chubby Stenographer wrote: »

And people will still be moaning about the m50!

We need a feckin hurricane to hit the m50 and wipe it out of existence

uck51js9zml2yt

Stheno wrote: »

We need a feckin hurricane to hit the m50 and wipe it out of existence

I've been in a few hurricanes when living in Asia. Definitely not your traditional "soft day".

Rgb.ie

Patricia the strippa - used to find that funny as a kid.

Not too sure about it now.

Billy86

This is pretty horrible, and best of luck to everyone there - but one minor blessing is that it sin't due to be a little further south-east - http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/EP20/refresh/EP2015W5_NL_sm2+gif/083722W5_NL_sm.gif

If you look at Mexico on Google Maps there are some built up areas in it's path alright, but it should hopefully avoid the central areas where a lot of people live.

Specialun

Patricia sounds very dangerous alright

RobertKK

https://twitter.com/weatherchannel/status/657575711759273985

Maintaining it 200mph sustained winds.
Current gusts over 250mph.

bodhrandude

Probably not the best time to go on an ocean liner voyage from the resort I'd say.

Mesrine65

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUgyOFEI8-Q

Camera has stopped streaming :eek:

seamus

Mesrine65 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUgyOFEI8-Q

Camera has stopped streaming :eek:

More still working here: http://the405media.com/2015/10/23/live-stream-mexico-hurricane-video/

I'd say the other one just took it down so it wouldn't blow away. Just looks a little wet and windy at the moment, nothing crazy yet.

Alexis Sanchez

Magico Gonzalez wrote: »

Likely the tourist industry and locals will take the hit here and not the cartels.

It's still rainy season, not as many tourists around as there would be during winter and spring.

FortySeven

http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-75...

jamesbere

If yanet garcias house gets blown away I'll accommodate her.

Wompa1

Alexis Sanchez wrote: »

It's still rainy season, not as many tourists around as there would be during winter and spring.

After Hurricane Sandy, the Jersey shore was out of commission for a long time. Ditto some of the New York landmarks like the Zoo in Central Park, the Intrepid, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. I was in Florida months after a Hurricane, the beach areas were f*cked.

I could imagine Tourism is much more vital to that area of Mexico, it could be the living for many of the people.

dodderangler

Wompa1 wrote: »

, the Jersey shore was out of commission for a long time..

I blame snooki wanting to have Smush Smush with all the tourists for that problem

Notorious97

Times like this makes me realise how lucky we have it in ireland weather wise, imagine this hit ireland, a bit of snow cripples this place, a hurricane like this would wipe us off the map probably!

Hopefully it doesnt turn out as bad as their predictions!

humberklog

seamus wrote: »

More still working here: http://the405media.com/2015/10/23/live-stream-mexico-hurricane-video/

I'd say the other one just took it down so it wouldn't blow away. Just looks a little wet and windy at the moment, nothing crazy yet.

In the 3rd streaming video on that page the hurricane is spinning cars around a roundabout.

Magico Gonzalez

Alexis Sanchez wrote: »

It's still rainy season, not as many tourists around as there would be during winter and spring.

Not necessarily many tourists, but if the worst comes to pass there won't be much of anything left in Vallarta / Punta San Telmo

Wompa1

dodderangler wrote: »

I blame snooki wanting to have Smush Smush with all the tourists for that problem

I wonder if the Mayor in that city will come out after the Hurricane and give a vomit inducing speech about how they are the most resilient people in the world. Like Chris Christie and every other douchey American politician.

The Boston Strong T-Shirts were probably manufactured in Mexico. Maybe they have a Surplus and can just rebrand them.

Not a joke at their expense, of course. I hope they stay safe.

_Whimsical_

There was a man interviewed via phone on one of the US channels there saying he is staying in a hotel in Mexico. They were told they were evacuating this morning but then told it was too late. They're being kept in the hotel,told to stay in the bathrooms and electricity has cut out already. He has insulin in the fridge but afraid it won't last the duration of the storm. They'll be best off really,the people in flimsy houses will be worst off.

Seems the hurricane force winds only extend 30 miles either side and may pass between two towns in an unpopulated area. Fingers crossed for them all.

c_man

Akrasia wrote: »

Jayses. Best of luck to the people living there. I hope they can get to safety

I hear the Americans are taking them in :pac:

Alexis Sanchez

Wompa1 wrote: »

After Hurricane Sandy, the Jersey shore was out of commission for a long time. Ditto some of the New York landmarks like the Zoo in Central Park, the Intrepid, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. I was in Florida months after a Hurricane, the beach areas were f*cked.

I could imagine Tourism is much more vital to that area of Mexico, it could be the living for many of the people.

I was thinking more about casualties, but after re-reading the post I quoted, he's clearly referring to economic effects. Now would be a very bad time for this to happen because tourism season begins in November when the tropical rains move south for the summer.

Turtyturd

Knex. wrote: »

Apparently the strongest ever recored in America

Yeah but the records only go back to 1978 when the hall of records was mysteriously blown away.

ceadaoin.

Jesus, some people will use any topic to have a dig at Americans, however unrelated it is.

It seems like this storm escalated so quickly that there wasn't enough time to implement proper evacuation procedures and preparation. Here's hoping the best case scenario comes to pass and it bypasses the majorly populated areas.

bnt

The latest information from the NOAA suggests that the hurricane is weakening slightly. Patricia is still on track to make landfall as a strong Category 5 hurricane.

noaddedsugar

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

There was a man interviewed via phone on one of the US channels there saying he is staying in a hotel in Mexico. They were told they were evacuating this morning but then told it was too late. They're being kept in the hotel,told to stay in the bathrooms and electricity has cut out already. He has insulin in the fridge but afraid it won't last the duration of the storm. They'll be best off really,the people in flimsy houses will be worst off.

Seems the hurricane force winds only extend 30 miles either side and may pass between two towns in an unpopulated area. Fingers crossed for them all.

There's a woman posting on another forum I use who is in a hotel in mexico with her husband and son, they were due to be evacuated but then were told they have to stay put. Possibly the same people, she said she has given interviews today. They have pushed a mattress against the window and are in the bathroom.

Rhys Essien

There's a bit of a wild wind blowing now.

GrayFox208

Rhys Essien wrote: »

There's a bit of a wild wind blowing now.

That's Ireland on any given day

humberklog

Some difference in web cam footages. The video of Manzanillo and Ixtaca show some serious blowy weather and about 400k north there's Purto Villarta and there are dudes jet skiing and paddling on the beech and all the sun loungers still left out around the pool.

I'm not saying that mexicans are mad or lazy, I bet they know what they're doing.

Just pretty amazing looking at the difference.