Mexico on alert for torrential rains: 16 states expect downpours from June 13 to 20

The passage of two low pressure zones in the southeast and in the Gulf of Mexico will cause heavy rains throughout the country, with the risk of flooding in the southeast.

Mexico expects heavy to torrential rains starting this Thursday, June 13, which could help counteract the drought experienced by different regions of the country but could also cause flooding in the southeast.

The National Service of the National Water Commission (Conagua) reported that at least 16 states in the country will receive heavy rains from June 13 to 20, including Mexico City and the State of Mexico.

The reason for the heavy rains are two low pressure zones that run through the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, both with possibilities of evolving into a tropical cyclone in the next few days, according to Conagua.

According to Conagua, the probability that the low pressure zone in the Gulf of Mexico will become a cyclone is 40 percent, while the one located in the Pacific Ocean, below Oaxaca, is 20 percent.

Which states will be most affected by the heavy rains in Mexico?

According to Conagua, this is the cumulative amount expected due to heavy rains according to each of the states with the highest risk:

Chiapas: 700 to 800 millimeters of precipitation.
Veracruz: 450 to 500 millimeters of precipitation.
Puebla: 350 to 400 millimeters of precipitation.
Tamaulipas: 350 to 400 millimeters of precipitation.
Hidalgo: 300 to 350 millimeters of precipitation.
Oaxaca: 300 to 350 millimeters of precipitation.
Querétaro: 250 to 300 millimeters of precipitation.
Nuevo León: 250 to 300 millimeters of precipitation.
Quintana Roo: 200 to 250 millimeters of precipitation.
Tabasco: 200 to 250 millimeters of precipitation.
San Luis Potosí: 200 to 250 millimeters of precipitation.
Coahuila: 150 to 200 millimeters of precipitation.
Yucatán: 100 to 150 millimeters of precipitation.
Campeche: 100 to 150 millimeters of precipitation.
State of Mexico: 100 to 150 millimeters of precipitation.
Mexico City: 75 to 150 millimeters of precipitation.

Southeast Mexico, with risk of flooding

Heavy rains raise the risk of flooding in the southeast of the country, and Chiapas is one of the most vulnerable areas, with 57 critical sites, located mainly in municipalities such as Pijijiapan, Mapastepec, Acapetahua, Montecristo de Guerrero, Escuintla, Villa Comaltitlán, Huixtla, Huhuetán, Mazatán, Tapachula, Frontera Hidalgo and Suchiate.

Yucatán and Quintana Roo also have at least 16 sites at risk of flooding due to heavy rains.

Source: elfinanciero