A deadly storm system is battering the southeastern United States just as a major hurricane threatens Mexico’s west coast, according to Telemundo’s live coverage. Isaías, the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, made landfall near Destin, Florida, on Friday night, leaving at least four people dead and triggering coastal flooding across Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and the Carolinas. The storm has since weakened into a postropical system, but forecasters warn it could still dump heavy rain on the East Coast. At its peak, outages affected roughly 900,000 households.
Meanwhile, in the Pacific, Hurricane Simón intensified into a Category 4 storm — the second-highest classification — late Saturday as it approached Mexico’s central-western coast, coming within about 60 miles (100 kilometers) of land. The US National Hurricane Center urged residents to rush to finish storm preparations. In Puerto Vallarta, a popular tourist destination in Jalisco state, residents boarded up windows and piled sandbags to brace for impact. Mexico’s National Meteorological Service warned of “very intense to extraordinary” rainfall reaching as far as Mexico City, with forecasts predicting up to 9 inches (250 millimeters) of rain and sustained winds near 55 mph (90 km/h), with gusts up to 80 mph (130 km/h).
Adding to the chaos, Tropical Storm Rachel formed near Baja California, bringing high surf and flood risks to Southern California’s coast.
For continuing updates, check out the full original report from Telemundo.
Source: EN VIVO: Isaías deja cuatro muertos y miles de hogares sin luz. El huracán Simón, de categoría 4, avanza hacia la costa mexicana (telemundo.com).
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