Mexico issues hurricane watch as Tropical Storm Arlene strengthens

[alp227]

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- As Tropical Storm Arlene steadily chugged toward the east-central coast of Mexico Wednesday, Mexican authorities issued a hurricane watch that stretches from the country's eastern municipality of Tuxpan northward to La Cruz, the National Hurricane Center reported.

Arlene -- the first named storm of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season -- is moving at about 8 mph, packing sustained winds of 50 mph.

It is expected to make landfall early Thursday very near hurricane strength.

Arlene is also expected to produce 4- to 8-inches of rain in some areas. Meteorologists say isolated rainfall amounts of 15 inches over mountainous terrain could cause life-threatening flash floods and mud slides.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/29/tropical.storm.arlene/index.html

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, alp.

[Corruption Winz]

2. I hope my family in the area makes it out alright. nt.

[Devil_Fish]

4. I also have family in the area that are flying back here thrsday morning.

It seems like this storm will just miss them. I hope the family that they leave behind come through it OK.

[Baclava]

3. Sorry Texas - looks like no rain for you