VIDEO | Hurricane Patricia Makes Landfall in Mexico

MEXICO.- The most intense hurricane in recorded history is still a CAT 5, even though a small weakening before making landfall, with winds of almost 200 mph and gusts of even more. It comes with intense and probably historic rains that will affect the Mexican states of Jalisco, Colima, Zacatecas, Queretaro and possibly other nearby […]

Por Edgar Martínez el April 13, 2017

MEXICO.- The most intense hurricane in recorded history is still a CAT 5, even though a small weakening before making landfall, with winds of almost 200 mph and gusts of even more. It comes with intense and probably historic rains that will affect the Mexican states of Jalisco, Colima, Zacatecas, Queretaro and possibly other nearby states.

Exact place where Hurricane Patricia made landfall in Jalisco. It arrived with 165 mph and 920 mbar, the strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the western hemisphere.

It has reached Mexican territory and videos of its destruction have flooded the Internet:

VIDEO: Winds from Hurricane Patricia slam into Puerto Vallarta

VIDEO: Patricia makes landfall in Jalisco. Tenacatita is hit by strong winds and rain

VIDEO: Manzanillo receives intense rains due to Patricia

VIDEO: Hurricane Patricia even reaches Puerto Vallarta

VIDEO: Hurricane Patricia hits Manzanillo

VIDEO: Damage due to Patricia in Manzanillo

VIDEO: Hurricane Patricia from space

Meanwhile in Guadalajara, rain bands from the hurricane have started doing their thing with rain and intense storms in the metropolitan area, as we can see in this picture submitted by Twitter user @GascaRoberto:

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Translated by: edgar.martinez@sandiegored.com