Tropical storm Nicholas moved through the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday and is expected It will strengthen in its way Heavy rain and flooding are forecast for the coasts of Texas, Louisiana and northeastern Mexico.

The National Hurricane Center Nicholas indicates that it may rain 5 to 10 inches off the coast of Texas and Louisiana Sunday afternoon to late afternoon.

That too was provided A hurricane tracking Up to 15 inches of rain is expected off the coast of Texas, from Port Aranzas to Sergeant, in some local areas.

I ask the Texans to follow the instructions and warnings of the local authorities Notice the heavy rain and floodingTexas Governor Greg Abbott said in a statement.

In the Mexican state of Tamilipas, 2 to 5 inches (5 to 13 centimeters) of rain is forecast between Sunday and Monday.

The eye of the storm According to the latest report, it will cross the coasts of northeastern Mexico and southern Texas on Monday and hit southern or central Texas early Monday night or Tuesday.

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The President ordered the implementation of the necessary resources to meet any event that takes place on the beach.

The storm arises Two weeks after Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana and killed at least 26 peopleHomes are destroyed and thousands of people are left without water or electricity.

As of Sunday morning, about 140,198 people in the state – 6.3% – were without electricity, according to the state Public Utilities Commission.

Donald Jones, a meteorologist at Lake Charles National Weather Center in Louisiana, said the storm would move along the coast and cause heavy rain for several days.

“Hurricane Ida is expected to bring heavy rains to southeastern LouisianaBob Henson, a meteorologist at Yale Climate Links, told AB.

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There was a storm at 2 p.m. About 180 miles northeast of Veracruz, 310 miles southeast of Mexico, and the mouth of the Rio Grande.

The Mexican National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm warning. Although it was not expected to cross the coast or increase into a hurricane in Mexico, officials predicted “heavy rains to heavy rains in the states of Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas and Tabasco” due to the storm in the south and southeast. Of the country.

The event comes as Mexico faces “the most difficult week” for civil defense after the floods, as announced by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. On Tuesday they caused 17 deaths at the hospital of the Mexican Social Security Agency in Hidalgo, In the center of the country.

In addition, it was created last Wednesday Hurricane Olaf in the Pacific, Which was hit by Hurricane Baja California, Type 2, in the northwest, and one person was killed in a landslide on the highway in Jalisco in the west.

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This Sunday, authorities asked residents of the Gulf states of Mexico and the Tehran-e-Isthmus to take “serious precautionary measures.”

“Rainfall created by a hurricane Tropical lands can create landslides, increase the size of rivers and streams, and overflow. In the lowlands “, the Mexican Meteorological Service said in its latest report.

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Phil Clotsbach, a hurricane expert at Colorado State University, said on Twitter that Nicholas was the 14th storm named after the Atlantic season. Except for 2021, there were several storms just four years before September 12: 2005, 2011, 2012 and 2020.

With information on AP and EFE