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Hurricane-like winds in Oaxaca’s isthmus
Hurricane-like winds in Oaxaca’s isthmus
Warning in effect for La Venta-La Ventosa stretch of Panamerican highway
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The high winds that have been blowing across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec for the past few days have been described as having the characteristics of a category-2 hurricane.
Gusts up to 155 km/h have been recorded in the part of the isthmus located in the state of Oaxaca. Winds have toppled an electrical transmission tower, overturned tractor-trailers and blown down trees, billboards and highway signs in the Juchitán and La Ventosa area.
Damage has been reported to the roofs of at least three schools in the region.
Civil Protection officials blame cold front No. 37 for the windy weather.
The isthmus is a windy region most of the time, which is why it has attracted billions of dollars in wind power investments. But winds over 110 km/h aren’t much use to the energy industry.
At that speed, the turbines automatically shut down.
A warning has been issued for the stretch of the Panamerican highway between La Venta and La Ventosa. One of the restrictions imposed by the warning is that semis are prohibited from towing empty trailers.
Continuing high winds are forecast for today, with gusts over 90 km/h in the isthmus and in the Gulf of Tehuantepec.
Source: El Universal (sp)
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