Carlotta brings torrential rain to Mexican coast, floods possible
Tropical Storm Carlotta brings heavy rains, potential for flooding for the Mexican Coast. (The Weather Channel)
Updated June 17, 2018 - 3:42 pm
MEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Carlotta weakened to a depression on Sunday even as it soaked Mexico’s Pacific coast in the region of Zihuatanejo.
Carlotta, the third named storm of the Pacific hurricane season, had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph early Sunday afternoon, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, and it was centered about 35 miles south of Zihuatanejo, a popular tourist resort.
The hurricane center said the storm center was likely to make landfall on Monday.
It was bringing torrential rains and potential flooding to the coastline of the southern states of Guerrero and Michoacan, with up to 10 inches possible in some areas.
