Hurricane Grace has made landfall in Mexico as a category 3 hurricane
Strong winds will continue to batter the region through the morning hours, the National Hurricane Center said. Heavy rainfall, with isolated amounts over a foot, will bring the risk of flash flooding and mudslides through the weekend, the center said.Veracruz, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, northern Querétaro and eastern San Luis Potosí could see significant flash and urban flooding as well as mudslides through the weekend.
"I join the call to ask the people of Veracruz, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, and Hidalgo to seek refuge in high places with relatives and in shelters that are being set up," López Obrador said. By Saturday morning, Grace is expected to be well inland, quickly weakening as it moves inward. "The latest NHC intensity forecast has Grace dissipating over Mexico in about 36 hours," forecasters said.
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