News and Videos of Barbara

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Sad news, 2 dead and 14 missing from Hurricane Barbara. Thankfully it has downgraded to a Tropical Depression now but there is flooding. I am sure there will be damage on roads and some mud slides further inland.

Hurricane Barbara floods Mexico's southern Pacific coast, kills two

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/30/18600922-hurricane-barbara-floods-mexicos-southern-pacific-coast-kills-two?lite

"A tropical storm warning was in effect from Salina Cruz in Oaxaca to Pijijiapan in Chiapas state.
Between 6 and 10 inches of rain was expected over eastern Oaxaca through western Chiapas, along with a storm surge of 3 to 5 feet above normal tide levels, the NHC said."

Hurricane Barbara weakens to tropical depression in Mexico

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0530/Hurricane-Barbara-weakens-to-tropical-depression-in-Mexico

"Hurricane Barbara drenched a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico's southern Pacific coast with rain Wednesday after making the second-earliest landfall since reliable record-keeping began in 1966. It quickly lost strength over land but not before killing at least two people, including a man identified by local officials as a U.S. surfer."

"Farther to the east, near the landfall area, 14 fishermen who set out to sea Wednesday morning from the town of Tapanatepec had been reported missing, Maza said.
Barbara came ashore with winds of about 75 mph (120 kph) and lost power as it moved inland. By Wednesday night, maximum sustained winds had dropped to 50 mph (85 kph) as the storm slogged northward, but flooding was reported in some areas and remained a threat.
On May 23, the National Hurricane Center had said odds favor a above-normal hurricane season in the eastern Pacific for 2013." Read more here
 

Prayers are working- Now TROPICAL DEPRESSION BARBARA

Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2013
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I am up early this morning as I was very concerned for our friends and family in Zipolite, and surrounding areas. The news is good so far there and I want to thank everyone for the good thoughts and prayers.  I haven't much from Zipolite, just that they were cold.

I saw a video on Facebook that a family member shared of Zipolite on the beach and it was looking very cold and windy and dark. 



 You must realize they have no heating system like us in Canada. When it's cold and wet and windy here we close the windows and turn up the heat. Also they do not have a lot of warm clothes like we do...I remember one Christmas it actually rained for 3 days and it was damp and chilly. Angel and I were okay because we had fleeces and jeans.  Still we weren't used to it.  Chico teased me and asked me for my jeans because he didn't have any (just shorts) and was really cold!

I know they are not out of the woods yet but it's looking much better.  Please keep them in your prayers. Gracias.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
500 AM PDT THU MAY 30 2013

FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE..

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL
DEPRESSION BARBARA...WHICH HAS BEEN MOVING OVER THE ISTHMUS OF
TEHUANTEPEC.

1. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DIMINISHED IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 650 MILES SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN
TIP OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA.  ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS DO
NOT FAVOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOW AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD
AT ABOUT 10 MPH DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  THIS SYSTEM HAS A
LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.