Pamela degrades to tropical depression after making landfall in Mexico

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The phenomenon Pamela, which made landfall this Wednesday as a category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, has degraded to a tropical depression as it moves through northern Mexico, according to the National Meteorological Service ( SMN).

“ Pamela weakens to tropical depression and is located on land at 240 km northeast of the city of Durango “, the government entity wrote on Twitter in its most recent bulletin.

In addition, wind is forecast “with gusts of up to 28 kilometers per hour “, he added.

Estimated “rains intense punctuals in Durango, Sinaloa, Nayarit and Coahuila; very strong punctual rains in Zacatecas (west) and Nuevo León, as well as heavy rains in Chihuahua (south) and Jalisco ”, reported the SMN.

“The rains caused by the cyclone, could cause landslides , increase in the levels of rivers and streams and flooding in low-lying areas ”, pointed out the SMN.

Therefore, the agency asked the population in general to take extreme precautions in the areas of the states mentioned by rains, wind and waves (including maritime navigation) and meet the recommendations issued by the authorities Civil Protection.

Pamela, who was trained last weekend, has had a somewhat unusual evolution, because this Tuesday It weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm, but strengthened again in the last hours until it made landfall in the state of Sinaloa.

According to the meteorological forecast, the cyclone will continue to gradually weaken throughout the day as it travels through part of the country leaving rain.

Floods and electrical service failures

“We are doing tours to evaluate and solve the damages caused by Pamela in Sinaloa. all units for the protection of citizens continue to work against the rains and floods caused by the cyclone, ”reported the governor of Sinaloa, Quirino Ordaz on Twitter.

The state Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) indicated that so far they have been affected by the passage of the hurricane 120, 727 users, who represent 7% of the company’s total users in the states of Nayarit and Sinaloa.

The CFE indicated that so far the service of the 13% of users affected in both states.

This year in the Pacific Ocean the cyclones Andrés, Blanca, Carlos, Dolores, Enrique, Felicia, Guillermo, Hilda, Ignacio, Jimena, Kevin, Linda, Marty, Nora, Olaf and Pamela have formed.