14 September, 2017
The storm originally made landfall just north of Tecolutla, Mexico Friday night as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 miles per hour winds.
Hurricane Jose strengthened to a Category Three storm Thursday, as it followed in the path of monster Hurricane Irma, US weather forecasters said.
There is the indication of an eye in a visible light image from NOAA's GOES East satellite on September 8 at 9:15 a.m. EDT (1315 UTC).
As of 10pm Thursday, Hurricane Watches and Tropical Storm Warnings were issued for Antigua and Barbuda, while Tropical Storm Watches are in effect for Anguilla, Montserrat, St Kitt, Nevis, Saba and St. Eustatius. Katia is also starting to move toward the southwest.
Storm Katia rapidly weakened on Saturday after it made landfall near the working-class beach resort of Tecolutla in the state of Veracruz on the Mexican Gulf coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
NHC noted that unsafe storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 5 to 7 feet above normal tide levels near and to the north of where Katia makes landfall.
Large storms with powerful wind speeds tend to lead to the more destructive, higher storm surges.
By Saturday afternoon, the hurricane is expected to be downgraded to a tropical storm. Isolated maximum amounts of 25 inches are possible in northern Veracruz, eastern Hidalgo, Puebla, and San Luis Potosi.
The National Hurricane Center is warning that "this rainfall will likely cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides, especially in areas of mountainous terrain". The latest two cyclones, Jose and Katia, are now the 10th and 11th storms to be named in the Atlantic in 2017, and there are still eight tortuous weeks left in the official hurricane season.
Jose is expected to be a major hurricane by Friday. Jose was moving toward the west-northwest near 18 miles per hour (30 kph).
Jose's maximum sustained winds are near 85 miles per hour with stronger gusts. The estimated minimum central pressure is 977 millibars.
