12 September, 2017
Not to be forgotten, Hurricane Katia is drifting toward Mexico's gulf coast. Although the storm has lost strength, forecasters caution that large amounts of rainfall are still occurring. The storm was expected to weaken rapidly over the next day, the NHC said. Hurricane Irma is a Category 5 hurricane, and was approaching Grand Turk island early Thursday evening. Storms of Category 3 and above are defined as major hurricanes.
Meanwhile, a powerful 8.1 quake struck about 100 miles from Chiapas' Pacific coast, killing at least 58 people.
It's the first time since 2010 that three active hurricanes have been in the Atlantic.
Veracruz state officials said in a statement on Friday that the storm could cause landslides and flooding, and urged people living below hills and slopes to be prepared to evacuate.
Hurricane Irma has caught a lot of attention over the last few days, but its not the only hurricane in the Atlantic. Millions of Florida residents were ordered to evacuate after the storm killed 21 people in the eastern Caribbean and left catastrophic destruction in its wake.
Katia has been downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression as it moves further into Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday (Sept. 9).
The National Hurricane Center said that the storm, located east of the Lesser Antilles, was packing winds of 120 miles per hour (195 kilometers per hour), as it moved northwest at almost 18 miles per hour (30 kilometers per hour).
