Hurricane Grace took aim at the oil-producing Mexican state of Veracruz early on Saturday, with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador urging people in five states to seek shelter.
On Friday night, Grace was a Category 3 Hurricane, blowing maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour , with higher gusts,Lopez Obrador said on Twitter that thousands of civil protection forces, the defense ministry and the navy, as well as state utility Comision Federal de Electricidad were prepared.
Grace was about 105 miles north of the city of Veracruz late on Friday, moving west at 10 mph , the Miami-based NHC said.Through Sunday, the NHC forecast Grace would dump 6 to 12 inches of rain over large swaths of eastern and central Mexico, and up to 18 inches in some areas. The heavy rainfall would likely cause areas of flash and urban flooding, it said.
"Here in Tecolutla, we've had a culture of prevention for many years," said Ricardo Pardinas, who offers boat tours to tourists. "These weather phenomena have caused damage." Earlier in the week, Grace pounded Mexico's Caribbean coast, downing trees and causing power outages for nearly 700,000 people, but without causing loss of life, authorities said.
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