Agatha was downgraded to a tropical storm on Monday night after hitting southern Mexico as a Category 2 hurricane.
The storm had maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour with some stronger gusts, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Agatha touched down on Monday afternoon, west of Puerto Angel, with winds of up to 169 km/h, according to the NHC.
All hurricane warnings were discontinued, but tropical storm warnings remained in effect from Puerto Escondido to Salina Cruz in southern Mexico.
Agatha, the first hurricane of the season in the eastern Pacific, rapidly intensified in the eastern Pacific Ocean and approached major hurricane status as it made landfall on the southern coast of Mexico on Sunday night.
The storm is expected to continue to weaken and dissipate Tuesday afternoon, but “it could produce life-threatening flooding and landslides in southern Mexico,” the NHC said.
The remnants of Agatha are expected to head towards the Caribbean Sea, with a 50% chance of redevelopment within the next 5 days.
Source: CNN Brasil
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