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https://smn.conagua.gob.mx The Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN; "National Meteorological Service") is Mexico 's national weather organization. It collects data and issues forecasts, advisories, and warnings for the entire country.
Baja California Sur, [a] officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur, [b] is the least populated state and the 31st and last state to be admitted to Mexico, in 1974. It is also the ninth-largest Mexican state in terms of area.
[6] [7] The Baja California peninsula, the Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez), and the states of California, Baja California and Baja California Sur, bear the name today. From 10 January 1854, to 8 May 1854, La Paz served as the capital of William Walker's Republic of Sonora. The project collapsed due to lack of US support and ...
In the period 1951 to 2000, Baja California had one hurricane and three tropical storms make landfall. During the same period, Baja California Sur witnessed nineteen hurricanes and thirty tropical storms. During the same time period, the region got hit by two major hurricanes (Hurricane Oliva in 1967 and Hurricane Kiko in 1989). [1]
Norma quickly dissipated as it moved inland over Mexico. Norma resulted in extensive flooding across northwestern Mexico, peaking at nearly 480 mm (19 in) in parts of Baja California Sur. Numerous trees, homes and boats were damaged in the cities of Cabo San Lucas and La Paz. Damage across the state reached MXN$200 million (USD$11.1 million).
[29] [24] The port suffered MX$10 million (US$530,000) in losses following a five-day shutdown of its operations. [30] Rosa caused widespread coastal flooding near San Felipe and damaged archaeological sites. [31] In Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, rainstorms triggered power outages and floods swept away vehicles. [32]
At San Ignacio, Baja California's arid Central Desert terrain gives way to a large grove of lush green date palms. A large spring-fed pond and small river on the outskirts of town feeds into the central plaza and village next to the eighteenth-century Jesuit mission.
Although the storm never made landfall as a tropical storm, it did bring squally weather and flooding to Mexico, mainly the state of Baja California Sur and the state of Sinaloa. Jesús Enrique Campos Medina, a 14-year-old boy, got caught in the flooding in his hometown of Culiacán by the wind and downpours of Tropical Storm Gil. He was found ...