Following Tropical Storm Alvin, Hurricane Barbara, the second storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane season, crashed ashore along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, Wednesday May 29, 2013. A hurricane warning is in effect for Puerto Angel to Barra De Tonala Mexico, and a tropical storm warning is in effect for Barra De Tonala to Boca De Pijijiapan Mexico.
Barbara is expected to dump between 6-10 inches of rain over eastern Oaxaca and western Chiapas, with up to 20 inches possible in southeastern Oaxaca causing flash floods and mudslides.
During the last seven days, a significant increase in rainfall was received throughout Central America, Costa Rica, Panama, and parts of Guatemala.
Global Flooding
Floods are blanketing the globe, actually, and the following countries/states are under current flood warnings:
Hawaiian Islands
Central America
England
Germany
Norway
Middle Mississippi River Valley
Malaysia
Alaska
Bahamas
North Dakota
Texas