Hurricane Barbara hits Central America, May 29, 2013 – NOAA (click to enlarge)

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.

Deadly landslide in Ecuador on January 24, 2013.

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