Hurricane Patricia became the strongest Pacific hurricane on record shortly after midnight CDT early Friday, Oct 23 (source). By early Friday, Patricia’s maximum sustained winds had increased to 200 mph (325 kph) – a Category 5 storm, the highest designation on the Saffir-Simpson scale used to quantify a hurricane’s wind strength.
Situation Report: Hurricane Patricia, October 2015
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Situation Report – (period covered: Oct 22-23, 2015) Prepared by: Humanity Road / Animals in Disaster Follow: @Humanityroad / @Disasteranimals / @jAIDDog |
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Situation Overview |
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Background Hurricane Patricia became the strongest hurricane ever recorded at sea on Friday, Oct 23 (source). Patricia’s maximum sustained winds were 200 mph on Friday morning but diminished to 165 mph just before striking 55 miles west-northwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. The storm was a Category 5, which is the highest designation on the Saffir-Simpson scale used to quantify a hurricane’s wind strength (source). A hurricane warning was in effect for the Mexican coast from Cabo Corrientes to Punta San Telmo, a stretch of coastline that includes Manzanillo and A broader area was under hurricane watch, tropical storm warning, or tropical storm watch (source). Affected states include Guerrero, Michoacán, Jalisco, Colima and Nayarit. The coastal highway from Puerto Vallarta to Barra de Navidad was impassable due to mudslides, as was the highway from Manzanillo to Colima. As of Oct 24, there has been no reported loss of life. Significant Updates (most recent first) October 24:
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Jalisco State Hashtag #Jal #Jalisco
Primary Municipalities: Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, Costalegre, Lake Chapala Landslides were reported on Federal Highway 200 in Jalisco. Utility poles and trees were downed, and crews are surveying the area. |
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Nayarit State Hashtag #Nay
Primary Municipalities: Huacatlán, Amatlán de Cañas, Bahía de Banderas, Compostela, Ixtlán del Río, Jala, San Pedro Lagunillas, Santa María del Oro, Santiago Ixcuintla, San Blas, Tecuala and Xalisco |
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Michoacan State Hashtag #Mich
Multiple homes were severely damaged and banana and papaya crops were destroyed in Michoacan. Mud and landslides closed several roads in the region. Some homes in Cuyultan, Colima, experienced flooding.
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Guerrero State Hashtag #GRO
Municipalities that could be most affected: Guerrero son Acapulco, la Sierra, La Montaña, Costa Chica, Costa Grande. (source) |
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Calimo State Hashtag #CAL
Primary Municipalities: Armería, Colima, Comala, Coquimatlán, Cuauhtémoc, Ixtlahuacán, Manzanillo, Minatitlán, Tecomán (and) Villa de Álvarez |
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NOAA National Hurricane Center
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Offices & Contact Information Juan Luis Vives 200-2 Col., Los Morales Polanco, 11510, Mexico City, Mexico Phone: 10849000, Email: imagencrm@gmail.com Facebook, Twitter: @CruzRoja_MX Tel/Fax: 01 (33) 3614 1269, 01 800 667 4767 Email: Facebook, Twitter: @CruzRojaJalisco Cruz Roja Estatal Michoacan Facebook, Twitter: @crmmichoacan |
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Status of Hospitals: October 23:
Hospital Locations: Wikipedia List of Hospitals List of hospitals in Mexico http://ow.ly/BwbSA Secretaría de Salud (Department of Health), Twitter: @SSalud_mx |
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October 22: Airports: List of Airports in Mexico (source) Puerto Vallarta International Airport Carretera a Tepic Km 7.5, 48311 Puerto Vallarta, Jal., Mexico Tel: +52 322 21 1298 |
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Status of Communication Networks Communications Companies & Contact Information Problems with line: 050 Phone: 01 800 123 2222 Amateur Radio October 23:
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Status of Water Supply Companies & Contact Information La Comisión Nacional del Agua, Twitter: @conagua_mx |
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Status of Power & Gas October 23:
Companies & Contact Information Federal Electricity Commission – Jalisco and Nayarit Telephone #: 071 Twitter: @CFE_Jalisco Water: State Public Service Commission of Mexicali Telephone #: 073 |
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October 24 Photos of Damage to Playa Tenacita October 23: |
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Facebook Accounts of Interest Hurricane Patricia is an open, Facebook group for Social Media Emergency Management (SMEM), both short-term disaster response prior to, during, and after the landfall of Hurricane Patricia, as well as for long-term recovery of the community. Sponsored by GlobalCommit.org. NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center Secretaria de Salud – Department of Health Secretaria de Protección Civil Guerrero Cruz Roja Mexicana Sede Nacional Cruz Roja Mx Atizapán Captacion Cruz Roja Mexicana Sede Nacional Colima Community Page Gobierno Colima -Official Facebook page of the Government of the State of Colima. General Coordination of Social Communication www.gobiernocolima.blogspot.mx Mario Anguiano Moreno – Governor of Colima Secretaria de Proteccion Civil Guerrero Proteccion Civil y Bomberos de Acapulco |
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Hashtags:Official event hashtag: #Huracán #Patricia #HuracánPatricia Other important hashtags: #Mexico #Hurricane #HurricanePatricia #AnimalesHuracánPatricia Location Hashtags: #Michoacan #Mich Twitter Accounts of Interest Twitter List: http://bit.ly/1XoEzW6 @SEGOB_mx & @PcSegob Will publish information and warnings on civil protection with the directions for the public. @gobrep President of Mexico @Telmex Telmex @SSalud_mx Health Dept. @MetMEX Mexican Meteorological @CruzRoja_MX Mexican Red Cross @EduardoElTiempo Meteorologist and Oceanographer @eruviel_avila Governor of the State of Mexico @Globalerts – RedSalvavidas Alerts @CFEmx – Comisión Federal de Electricidad @NHC_Pacific – National Hurricane Center @PC_Colima – Unidad Estatal de Protección Civil Colima @conagua_mx y @conagua_clima Comisión Nacional del Agua (National Water Commission) @ CENAPRED_mex Cenapred – Mexico @api_manzanillo, @PortofVallarta, @ptolzc Local ports |
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Animals |
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Hashtags Facebook Pages: Coalición Por Las Familias y Sus Animales Afectados Por El Huracán Patricia Organizations Rescuing or Accepting Animals
Animal Shelters
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Volunteers Reporting |
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