News DetailCatastrophic flooding in Tabasco, Mexico!
Posted At: November 2, 2007 @ 12:55 PM
Posted By: Reed Timmer
Related Categories: General
The low-lying Mexican state of Tabasco, which lies on the Gulf of Mexico Coast to the west of the Yucatan Peninsula, is currently being slammed by catastrophic floods caused by very heavy rains last week. 70% of the state, and 80% of the capital city, Villahermo, are under water as rivers in the region have flooded their banks, resulting in one of the worst natural disasters in history for Mexico. Here is video from Reuters:
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There's a Mexican state called Tabasco?! Awesome! I love that stuff! lol. Actually, it's not very funny, because that's some horrible flooding.
Let's see.... the most exciting thing going on in my neck of the woods today is the wind. The anemometer on the side of my house might just lift off and fly away. 42+ mph wind gusts out here in SW Kansas.
yea it a very large part that is affected. my comment didnt get through on the other post but I didnt know they used your footage on stormchasers Reed?! nice!
Nice Map!
That is pretty sad for the people. The name itself is funny though. You live in Kansas AJ? What part? I have a family member that lives in Rolla, KS. Also I had an Aunt, and cousins that lives in Keys, OK where that tornado touched down.
Hey there Will. I live in Garden City, which is pretty close to Rolla if I remember right... I also kind of know where Keys, OK is. Refresh my memory?
That is some awful flooding! Its a shame, the states that need the rain cannot get it! And Cors....I have seen a few scenes from the show that are TV.NETS! Awesome!
Hmm where is Keys? Well it is a hole in the wall type of town. It might have a couple hundred people. It has been a while since i traveled there. I remember when I was visiting a cousin in Elkhart KS it was like 45 minutes from there I think going west, but nto 100% sure.
AJ, have you ever been to Elkhart KS, or Hugoton KS? I had family live their for many years. One time about 4 years ago my cousin met me in Lamar CO to pick me up and go back to Hugoton KS. On the way there it was thundering, Lightning, Hailing. But it was pitch dark at like 11:00pm at night. The only time we could see anything was when the lightning would strike wich was almost constant. I truly believe that there was a tornado around us somewhere. When we got back to his house his wife and daughter were wating and they said that there had been a Torbado warning for the area we had just came though. Not sure if there was one reported to have touched down though. Damn I am long winded. I will try to cut my posts down in size. Sorry guys
Tabasco Mexico??? I love that stuff...
Sorry, I really shouldn't be making humorous remarks. Thats some terrible flooding!!!!!
You are right Zack! But the name of the town being funny doesn't have anything to do with the devastation of the flooding either ya know? I think we all pretty much laughed at the name, but also felt bad for the people that were in the town. Where are you from Zack? I'm from Pueblo, CO which is about a little over an hour from Denver, CO. I am into storm chasing as well. take care man
the name might be funny but what happened out there is not funny and i think that that should take center stage. Because how would you feel if your area was flooded to crap and people were making fun of the name of your town. You wouldnt to so happy.
You are taking what i said out of context. I think I made it real clear that the flooding comes first. I think it is aweful what natural disasters do. But most people in here also love watching the film that Reed and his team capture on film, yet there is plenty of distruction that occurs there. Yet does that mean we can't enjoy none of the films that shows a House being demolished, or going through a city. Of course not, there is CLEARLY a difference! If bashing people for taking interest in something that does so much damage makes us bad people, then I guess Most of the people that enjoy Tornadovideos.net are bad people now? C'mon
Im not the hugest fan of the destruction part. But thats your opinion dude and Im cool with it. I love tornadoes but that stuff get to me.
I really don't know what to make of the show!! I finally watched all 3 episodes and like I said... I can't talk bad cuz I'm just a peon in the storm world, but I like your comment in the last blog Larry from Outlaw chasers!! It ended up in the middle if you didn't know!! The show seems to me to say that these guys are the best and everyone else out there are just runners up!! I don't like that at all!! They have me a lil confused with their facts too!! I just don't wanna seee this show give people the wrong ideas of what chasing is about!!
I agree Brady. I watched all 3 episodes so far, and even though I like it..Because I am into anything that has to do with storm chasing.. but you are right. I think they have this better than everyone else attitude.
As for you Matt, Thanks. I aprriciate you voicing your opinion as well man. I just didn't want you getting the wrong impression from what I said. I hate the devastation as well. I like the beauty of the twister and the forming of it from the original storm. If i had my way, they would all be on open fields where not even a cow got hurt! :) I mean that
LOL whats with the tikis? PEOPLE BLOG ON MY SITE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Seroisly Caleb your starting to get on my nerves and that takes alot to do. IT TAKES TIME i dont know how many times ive said that be fricken patient and people will blog on your site. Ive had my web site longer than you do u see me yelling for people to Blog on my site NO u dont.
Hey Will kucharek! Are you new to this site? Oh I live in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Why don't you check out my site! It provides updates on Oklahoma's wild weather! (click on my name to view my site)
Got things to do, see ya later Will, and nice to meet you!
Seriously Caleb, It takes time lol.
gotta go..
Im not sure if this really has anything to do with what Brady and Will are talking about Josh being better then anybody else. I dont see storm chasing as a competition. i dont think anybody is better then anybody else.
Will: Im the same if i had it my way they would be in open fields and nothing is affected by it.
I just like my weather pics and vid to be honest!! I don't even wanna enhance anything without stating that it is!! Like my questionable pics!! I aint claiming nothing That's just what the camera captured!! But my game plan is way different than the show!! I'm on the hunt for my first!! I don't care if it's a wedge or just a lil tube that dies!! Just as long as I can share it later!! And as long as I can take a pic or two of some clouds or get a lil vid of some wind or lightning I consider it success!!
I think my dream tornado would be a nice black lil wedge tearing up some rottin swamp just north of here or a beautiful elevated hose right over the lake!!
I have a questionable pic that im not sure about either. ive showed you guys this picture before but i thought it was a wall cloud but i was probably wrong. Anyways heres the link for that picture.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/ontariostormchaser/PICT0199.jpg
PS: I prediction a high temp of 48F today for tottenham and the high today was 50F so im very happy for only my 2nd day of forecasting.
Were did everybody go????
Hey guys whats going on??
I cant watch that video, it says it is no longer available did anyone else get this??
And also i guess i should introduce myself, im Matt, Tims brother, he said a lot about this site so i wanted to check it out aswell :)
Hey guys whats going on??
MattJ, try the vid again dont know why it said that......d glad you decided to come on, this is a great site and is really good, i think so anyway.....
That flooding looked horible, 80% underwater wow
Brady: Well said man! I am in the same boat as you. I am just looking for that first tornado. It could be from a distance, a wedge, cone, whatever! I am going to study up ALOT more, and try to be more knowledgeable by next tornado season.
Zack- I have been on here for a few months now, and have posted only a little here and there, but I really started trying to post mroe, and get to know the other people better that were posting as well. It seemed like I would post and everyone would ignore it. But now I am starting to make some friends. Thanks alot guys, this is very cool!
Matt- i never meant to come off as an asshole or anything, or like some inconsiderate person. I appriciate how we can have even heated arguments, or debates and then still be able to find some middle ground. You said you are Tims brother? Well nice to meet you both! I hope you decide to stick around man.
Sorry matt zack i'v had this site since Augest!
Hello Caleb: What site? Provide a link and I will checkit out! Take care, and nice to meet you...
Hey Will, nice to meet you to, but im a different Matt lol, i live in england along with Tim, where as the other Matt i think lives in Ontario (sorry if the spelling is wrong)
Sorry Will here is a link ^^^ plus not trying to be a total snot brain or any thing but I'v been on here for a year now what do you mean nice to meat you?
Caleb: I have only been on here a few months, but have only really been posting frequently the past 2 weeks or so. So it is really nice to actually meet you along with many others I am just gettin aquainted with.
Matt Jacobs: Oh ok, ha, I see what you mean man. Mybad then! I will know the difference now, thanks for letting me know before I made an even bigger ass of myself. Like I said, I am new to the forum part of this and I have signed up for the joost, the Map tracker thing, and something else. Reed and his team are doing a good job of adding more cool stuff to this site, plus the forum has grown alot since when I was first on here!
Will saw your post on my site thanks.... se ya tomarrow :)
sure thing....see ya
I just woke up from a long nap!! (yawn) How's everyone??
A few notes about the flooding, from CNN:
Story Highlights -
*Weeklong heavy rain overflows rivers, flooding 80 percent of Tabasco state (Tabsaco is the *state*; Villahermosa is the capital of Tabasco)
*Health officials warn against epidemics of cholera, other diseases (such as hepatitis)
* Flooding has affected more than 900,000 people in the state of 2 million - their homes flooded, damaged or cut off by high water
* President Felipe Calderon called the flooding in Tabasco state one of Mexico's worst recent natural disasters. "This is not just the worst natural catastrophe in the state's history but, I would venture to say, one of the worst in the recent history of the country," Calderon said Friday during an emergency meeting with state officials in Villahermosa.
* Tens of thousands of people are still stranded on rooftops or in the upper floors of their homes
Somehow, this is not one of CNN's top stories, and is viewable only after clicking on "World" under the CNN banner. :-/
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/02/mexico.floods.ap/index.html
Quiet night!!
Back! Me and my friends were just destroying peoples pumpkins that had left them out from halloween. Ahh good olf times! Anyway, I promise ya guys snow pictures/vid tomorrow night!
So what's up guys?
Word on the street is some snow might be kicking up from the Lake effect machine on the south shore by Monday, Tuesday!! I'll keep yall posted!! I gotta work!! Take care!!
Brady, what is Lake effect machine? I seen photos of Lake effect now like On a lake or something, but not sure excatly what you are talking about. Thanks
Brady, we are forecast to get a couple of cm's of snow tomorrow and I suspect that machine might be working here as soon as we get north winds.
This time of year a forecast can go horribly wrong if lake effect happens. As you well know.
It's almost the anivesrey of the Evensville tornado!
Pff I beat you all. I'm suppose to get snow here TONIGHT!! Haha. I'll get some pictures or something from it tonight. It's suppose to start snowing at 7pm, so, there will be light still! It's suppose to continue till tomorrow morning so I'll see a couple cm's of snow too.
So! How's everyone this morning?
Uhhh, Kenny..... Hate to break it to ya.
I had snow on wednesday. Sorry bout that.
You can look back if you want, cuz I posted it.
What's the most you've ever seen from a lake effect event up there Strike?
Good luck on your snow event Kenny
I think it was about 4 years ago, I was at a place called Grand Beach (on Lake Winnipeg) and it was drifted around 9 feet high. Obviously the wind had something to do with it, but I'd guess at least 3-4 feet fell in a fairly narrow band. It can get real crazy around the big lakes, but I'm in the City of Winnipeg, so not so much here. I have a new cottage building lot on Lake Winnipeg, so I'm sure I will have some real interesting stuff to post in the next couple of years.
insane upper level winds up at 250-300mb valid for 0z tonight in south western alberta...up to at least 130 knots!
places like ft mcloed, pincher creek and lethbridge are expected to get wind gusts up to 110 kms/h...some snow is expected in the foothills, but nothing intensely accumlated since this system will be flying by...
also, nova scotia is preparing for post tropical storm noel, which is expected to strike overnight. news reports are saying major power outages are expected, high surf, high winds and stores like canadian tire are being cleared of supplies. seems like people are preparing, which is good, most likely since hurricane hurricane juan came ahore there a few years back...
Got your snow booties unpacked brandon? :)
I've been googling "Dendritic crystal growth"
From the secret weather forecast:
"WITH A SATURATED COLUMN IN THE -10 TO -20C
RANGE MAXIMIZING DENDRITIC CRYSTAL GROWTH, WE CAN EXPECT SOME BOUTS
OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL NORTH OF THE TRACK OF THE LOW.
THE TRACK OF THE LOW, THOUGH, IS STILL EXTREMELY UNCERTAIN. WITH THE
SPEED OF THE SYSTEM, ANY ONE POINT IS NOT EXPECTED TO RECEIVE WARNING
AMOUNTS OF SNOW. THUS, SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS ARE IN EFFECT. "
http://kamala.cod.edu/Canada/latest.focn45.CWWG.html
I want a huge dump of crystals. NOW.
Hey PB, are you in the area of heavy snow? I'm just waiting until it starts to snow.. Then I'm gunna head out and play around in it haha. I'll probably get some video of it, my flash sucks and ruins all the pictures so...Unless it starts when its light out, I wont be taking pictures. I'm about to do a map of snowfall so, check out my site in about 20 min and click winter storm fcst center and you'll see the map!
Hey guys whats up took a HUGE nap!
Hey guys, what's up?
That's a very nice video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=W5WuIe39umM , I love to see not just the tornado but also structure of the storm.
Hey Guys!! I'm home!! Just gonna kick back and hang out on the puter!! How's things here?? Any snow more than a flurry yet??
That is some sweet structure Volker!! I wish we could get a view like that here!! hehe
Hey Brady!, No snow here yet, but it's just west of me. It's going to snow pretty late so I might not be able to take pictures..If I can't i'll throw some snow on the camera lense lol. Ahhh I can't wait till december comes..That way there should be more snow on the ground..Or mid november! 14 day trend says high's will go from 5 degrees to -12 by nov 17th.
Anything else new for anyone? I'm just about to watch that video volker!
I'm just about to go to bed right now (it's 01:17 AM here).
8.1°C here, not that cold.
It's getting darker here...Snow still outside of edmonton and wont be here for awhile yet..I guess I won't be able to get pictures today after all..Oh well! Tomorrow afternoon theres a chance of snow showers! I can get pictures then.
Nice structure on that video volker. Have a good night.
VOLKER THAT VID WAS AMAZING I'll add that to the videos on my site!
I have family in the Bangor, ME area, and they have been getting POUNDED by wind and rain for the last 10+ hrs. Temps are about 40 degrees, with sustained winds at around 30 MPH! I just took a look on GR3 and it looks like the heaviest of the rain will fall overnight and continue into tomorrow. (All of this is of course from Noel, and as Matt (in Ontario) mentioned a few times earlier in the week, it's eventually headed toward the Canadian-Atlantic provinces.)
I just wanted to mention that Caleb has put together a pretty nice summary of the Evansville tornado of 11/05/05 on his site (click his name to check it out). I remember that one pretty well, because the storm that eventually produced the tornado formed not too far west of me, and I remember the extreme lightning - it was like a strobe light - unlike anything I had ever seen (except, of course, a strobe light! ;-)
WOW... That Video of that COLORADO TORNADO IS AMAZING! The structure of the clouds and everything was raing the hairs on the back of my neck
Man, since I live in Colorado, that is cool to see something like that not even that far from me. Very cool. did you by chance take this video yourself in person, or is this someone elses? EITHER WAY BAD..ASS MAN!
yup peeps, those german boys shouldnt be underestimated. can u imagine chasing in Germany, that autobahn sure comes in handy, driving 150Mph,,,,nice!
yo will, check out this hurricane video, its pretty insane!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDzoONKQhk8
actuallly its the most insane footage ive seen!
after I saw this im not sure wots more incredible; tornadoes or hurricanes, you make the call.
Hey Reed, I was wondering, this guy who build the tiv has this turret on top of his craft. I just dont really get why he use an imax camera BEHIND WINDOWS. I mean I dunno much about cameras but videotaping through a window doesnt look like a smart move to me....although I did it once,,,(because I was kinda scared touching the frame of my window to keep it open...)
Haha Cors! Hurricane's are more deadly because tornadoes are just wind/lightning. Hurricane's are Rain, wind, lightning and also have the potential to developpe tornadoes or waterspouts. IMO hurricane's are more deadly. Typhoons are worse though.
you know kenny the most insane news event ever for me was Katrina, I was listening to WWL radio for about a week. it was so strange listening cause they didnt realize the were world wide streaming. Imagine having sports hosts suddenly becoming disaster news anchors. I remember in the early days after katrina they were still broadcasting from N.O. last thing they said was; ...oh and now the building next to us is on fire,,,that doesnt mean people are burning down building.
after that they got airlifted to batton rouge...but it just got crazier every day....
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