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Cold Front 13 Strikes Mexico With Flooding, Landslides and Dangerous Winds as Arctic Air Lingers

Oaxaca, Tabasco record full power restoration.

Overview

  • The Federal Electricity Commission said service is fully restored in Oaxaca and Tabasco and 64.3% restored in Chiapas, with crews still working.
  • The National Meteorological Service warned of an Arctic air mass maintaining very cold conditions, gale-force Norte winds of 90–110 km/h in Oaxaca and Chiapas, and high seas.
  • Authorities reported flooding in southern Veracruz, including families in Jáltipan losing possessions, plus a controlled discharge at the Caseco dam in Catemaco with alerts for downstream communities.
  • Hidalgo officials confirmed a landslide in Pemuxco, Tianguistengo, and a preventive evacuation of 17 people in Acuautla, Huehuetla due to soil saturation.
  • Ports were closed along Yucatán’s coast and fishing was suspended in the Tehuantepec region, while strong gusts injured three people in Tepic and sleet was recorded on Cofre de Perote; shelters and class suspensions were implemented in affected areas.