Second Cold Front Sends Freezing Winds Through Northern Mexico and Triggers a Sharp Chill in the U.S.

Overview

• Mexico’s weather service confirmed the second cold front on Oct. 15 and it is now pushing temperatures toward 0°C or below in mountainous areas of Chihuahua and Durango.
• The National Water Commission warned the strongest effects will hit Mexico’s northwest and north and Protección Civil has issued urgent guidance to protect children, the elderly and other vulnerable people.
• Forecasts call for violent wind gusts up to about 100 km/h in arid northern zones, raising the risk of dust storms, reduced visibility and travel disruption on regional roads.
• Meteorologists say the front’s interaction with low-pressure channels and remnants of cyclones Simón and Trudy will fuel torrential rain in southeastern states such as Tabasco and Veracruz and increase flood and landslide danger.
• The U.S. National Weather Service forecasts a rapid, large temperature drop beginning Oct. 16 that could mean falls near 40°F in parts of the central and eastern U.S. and localized freezing or early-season snow in the Plains, Upper Midwest and higher terrain of the Northeast.