Hurricane Julia Update: Nicaragua Hit By Category 1, Severe Rainfall
Hurricane Julia hit Nicaragua as a Category 1 on Sunday with high-speed winds of 85 mph.
Julia reached landfall in Nicaragua around 3:14 a.m. It slammed Colombia's San Andres island and advanced from a tropical storm to a hurricane on Saturday night.
The National Hurricane Center warned of "life-threatening flash floods and mudslides possible from heavy rains over Central America and Southern Mexico through Tuesday." These areas could also see around 8-15 inches of rain.
Other parts of Central America could see around 4-12 inches of rain.
Julia was centered about 65 miles east-northeast of the Nicaragua capital Managua, and was moving west at 15 mph Sunday, the NHC said.
There have been no reported deaths, but there have been damage reports of roofs being blown off houses and trees collapsing.
Julia is expected to head towards the coasts of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, and then eventually to the Guatemalan coast, the NHC said.
The severe storm conditions are expected to slow down after passing through Nicaragua by Sunday night.
Watch: #HurricaneJulia has touched down on #Nicaragua's Caribbean coast, the #US National Hurricane Center says, carrying with it the threat of flash flooding and mudslides across Central America.https://t.co/Kq3LY5L8Qg pic.twitter.com/6Du39AmWCR
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) October 9, 2022
Breaking: Hurricane Julia has made landfall on the east coast of Nicaragua, with sustained winds of up to 85 mph. Track Julia here: https://t.co/yvjvQIW2eJ pic.twitter.com/nmli2bZGmf
— Breaking Weather by AccuWeather (@breakingweather) October 9, 2022
10 AM CDT Sunday, October 9 Key Messages for Tropical Storm #Julia.https://t.co/XW3zx0VrAf pic.twitter.com/RaWPe9a22E
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) October 9, 2022
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