Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for CHRIS-24 in Mexico from 30 Jun 2024 21:00 UTC to 01 Jul 2024 15:00 UTC

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Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for CHRIS-24

in Mexico

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone CHRIS-24 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	TC 1001068
Name	CHRIS-24
From - To	30 Jun - 01 Jul
Exposed countries	Mexico
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	65 km/h Tropical storm
Maximum storm surge	0.2 m (01 Jul 06:00 UTC)
Vulnerability	Medium (Mexico)

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
GDACS NOAA	65 km/h	0.2 m	n.a.	0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF	112 km/h	n.a.	691 mm	0.5
GFS	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
ECMWF	97 km/h	0.4 m	663 mm	0.5

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Mexico - Tropical storm CHRIS (ECHO 03 Jul 2024)Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:50

Following the passage of tropical storm CHRIS over the state of Veracruz, eastern Mexico heavy rainfall, strong winds and consequent floods and landslides have caused widespread damage.
According to media, more than 1,500 houses have been damaged, most of them in Isla, where 765 homes were flooded due to the overflow of Chiltepec Creek and in Huiloapan, where the collapse of part of El Gentil Hill affected 600 houses. In addition, roads and highways have been closed due to landslides, particularly in the area of the municipalities of Misantla and Naolinco.
For the next 24 hours, moderate to locally heavy rainfall is forecasted across the affected state.

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