At 10:00 am this Saturday, Tropical Storm “Dolores” made landfall near San Telmo Bay, northwest of San Juan Aldama, Michoacán, and 75 km southeast of Manzanillo, Colima, and thankful, without reaching hurricane status.
In the last three hours "Dolores" has begun to weaken as a result of the impact on the mountains. At 1:00 p.m. it was estimated that its center was located 70 km northeast of Manzanillo, Colima and 130 km south-southwest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, changing its displacement to the Northwest, and increasing its speed of movement to 26 km/h. At the time of this release, its maximum sustained winds have decreased to 95 km/h and gusts of 110 km/h.
The state of Jalisco remains directly affected by this Tropical Storm with light to moderate rains, with some strong occasional rains for the regions of the South Coast, North Coast, South, Sierra de Amula, and Western Sierra. For the regions of the South coast, sustained winds can be felt between 50 and 60 km/h with gusts between 80 and 90 km/h. For the South coast the persistence of waves between 2 and 3 meters in height continues during the passage of this storm through our territory.
There are 100 officers who are deployed in different points of the South and North Coast of the State, conducting surveillance tours in coordination with the municipal civil protection units, going to the communities that could be most affected by the rains. The rainfall registered so far has been light to moderate not only on the coast of Jalisco but in most of the state, reporting only so far the collapse of rocks on kilometer 40 of federal highway 54 at the height of the Beltrán Bridge. This caused an obstructed lane of the road, and the Municipal Civil Protection of Tonila is already working on the site, and in addition the National Guard Highway Division is guarding the area, to avoid any setbacks.
Prevention work in the State is carried out in coordination and communication with the different federal agencies such as SEDENA, CONAGUA and the aforementioned National Guard, agencies of the State and Municipal Governments, with activities such as the activation of buildings for temporary shelters, dining rooms assistance, and other activities.
The state of Jalisco and city of Puerto Vallarta, through the State Civil Protection Unit, asks the population to stay informed through its official channels, and in case of an emergency dial 911.