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'Potentially catastrophic' Hurricane Willa takes aim at Mexico as a Category 5 storm
ABC News ^ | 22 Oct 18 | Max Golembo

Posted on 10/22/2018 12:48:22 PM PDT by SkyPilot

Hurricane Willa strengthened to a powerful Category 5 storm Monday morning, taking aim at the Mexican coast and threatening to deliver life-threatening storm surge, wind and rain.

Now packing 160 mph winds, some strengthening was still possible for the storm Monday, making Willa "potentially catastrophic" for Mexico, the National Hurricane Center warned.

It's expected to weaken when it makes landfall Tuesday but is forecast to bring large waves, dangerous storm surge, gusty winds and heavy rain.

Mexico will begin to feel the impacts of Willa late Tuesday morning. The storm is forecast to make landfall south of Mazatlan Tuesday night as a major Category 3 hurricane or higher, potentially bringing life-threatening storm surge and flash floods farther inland.

Some regions of Mexico could see up to 18 inches of rain.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: caravan; hondurascaravan; hurricane; hurricanewilla; illegalsinvasion; mexico; willa
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To: LS

Pardon the minor typos. I was typing very fast.


81 posted on 10/22/2018 6:35:04 PM PDT by Lazamataz (The News Misleadia will be held accountable for their lies.....on the eleventy-first of Nevervember.)
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To: Peter ODonnell

Thanks for that.


82 posted on 10/22/2018 7:09:51 PM PDT by blam
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To: Albion Wilde

Wasn’t serious...I miscpel words
on here regularly.


83 posted on 10/22/2018 7:55:32 PM PDT by Lean-Right (Eat More Moose)
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To: TomServo; All

This system will come nowhere near the “caravan.” Willa will be destroyed within 72 hours, take in upper level energy, and end up as a nor’easter heading up the east coat to New England. The worst aspect will be the rain event it dumps on the Carolina’s. The most rain the invaders will get is perhaps 2 to 3.”


84 posted on 10/22/2018 8:06:18 PM PDT by JME_FAN (If you lived here, you'd be home by now.)
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To: SkyPilot

Wow, hadn’t thought of that. But isn’t the hurricane going to be way out in front of them? They won’t have to deal with the wind and rain so much as with all the high rivers and standing water, etc., Which could be very interesting to watch!


85 posted on 10/22/2018 8:16:49 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: laplata

R - E - T - R - I - B - U - T - I - O - N


86 posted on 10/22/2018 9:32:22 PM PDT by HKMk23 (You ask how to fight an idea? Well, I'll tell you how: with another idea!)
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To: laplata

At least the storm will give the travelers their first bath in weeks.

Throw a couple bars of soap into those crowds and many will scatter like cockroaches, including American reporters.


87 posted on 10/22/2018 10:19:22 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

Lol You’re right.


88 posted on 10/22/2018 10:22:22 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

#21. Those little red jungle ants in Guatemala (Peten) are nasty critters. I brushed against a palm fond plant and ended up with scores on my legs and thighs. Dropped trowel right in the middle of the jungle to swat them off.

Formic Acid, even in small amounts, is Formidable, esp. when scores of ants are feasting on your butt!


89 posted on 10/22/2018 10:22:23 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: HKMk23

Right on.

And for the Dems on Nov. 6:

H-U-M-I-L-I-A-T-I-O-N !!!!!


90 posted on 10/22/2018 10:25:35 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: grania

and the Mexican government replies, “Manana, manana, manana is good enough for me!”


91 posted on 10/23/2018 3:12:37 AM PDT by miserare ( Indict Hillary!)
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To: myerson

Yes!


92 posted on 10/23/2018 3:18:03 AM PDT by miserare ( Indict Hillary!)
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To: SkyPilot

Perhaps this could be Trumps divine intervention!!!


93 posted on 10/23/2018 3:24:35 AM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: JME_FAN
Traveling in cars and buses, on Mexican roads that are about to get 2"-3" of rain?

I'll take that deal. It'll be a quagmire.

94 posted on 10/23/2018 6:08:50 AM PDT by OKSooner
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To: Truth29
The scene is horrifying and looks like an ant heap or the invaders from the South.


95 posted on 10/23/2018 7:26:33 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: laplata
That’s how crazy they are. Or how stupid so many are to believe it.

Actually, both are in evidence.

96 posted on 10/23/2018 7:30:19 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: sergeantdave

How about Cara-vaders.


97 posted on 10/23/2018 11:09:26 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: OKSooner

The bottom line is, if they’re doing this to reach the border by election day, even a delay is a disaster. Because they won’t be at the border when people are voting.


98 posted on 10/23/2018 11:14:00 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Heh. I can see the election day coverage. Trump deploys National Guardsmen to rescue flood-stranded cara-vaders in Mexico, return them to Honduras and Guatemala. CNN anchormen furious. Hillary gets drunk.


99 posted on 10/23/2018 11:50:16 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Kansas is expecting some of the rainfall from Willa, but the weatherman says that Texas will suck up most of the moisture.

It would be nice to see the invaders stopped long enough to impair any impact they might have on the election. And I agree, if Mexico fails to stop them, then yes, bill them for our expenses, plus the cost of the wall that we do need.


100 posted on 10/23/2018 8:07:03 PM PDT by PrairieLady2
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