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Cold Front 27 Drives Powerful Norte, Flood Threat and Wintry Mix Across Mexico

Officials warn of life-threatening coastal winds with flooding in the Gulf region from the polar surge.

Overview

  • Mexico’s weather service forecasts a severe Norte with gusts of 100–120 km/h and 4–5 m seas along the Gulf coast, spreading into the Isthmus and Gulf of Tehuantepec.
  • Intense to torrential rainfall is expected in Puebla, Veracruz, Tabasco, Oaxaca and Chiapas, with risks of river rises, landslides and urban flooding.
  • A sharp temperature drop could bring snow or sleet to mountainous areas of Coahuila, Nuevo León and Durango, extending overnight toward the sierras of Chihuahua and Sinaloa.
  • In Sonora, lows between −5°C and 5°C persist in high terrain as authorities urge cold‑weather precautions and warn against carbon‑monoxide hazards from indoor heaters.
  • Related alerts include Argentina’s yellow warning for strong winds in Buenos Aires with gusts up to 80 km/h and a wet, breezy day in Galicia, Spain, with southerly gusts near 50 km/h.