What to do in case of a hurricane
(CNN Spanish) --
A potential tropical storm threatens to travel along the coasts of Central America and the Caribbean, bringing heavy rains, flash floods and landslides to some countries, according to the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC, for its acronym in English).
According to the most recent information from the NHC, the potential tropical cyclone two, which would take the name of Bonnie, will bring tropical storm conditions to the islands of San Andrés, in Colombia, and on the coasts of the Caribbean Sea in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Meanwhile, the Office of Risk Management and Containment of National Risks of Honduras, Copeco, reported through a statement that it declared a green alert throughout the country for Hurricane Bonnie.
We know this about the potential tropical storm Bonnie and its journey through Central America.
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bonnie's latest
The NHC has been monitoring since the middle of this week the area of thunderstorms over the northwestern Gulf, which is slowly moving west, approaching the Texas coast.
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In the early hours of this Friday, the potential tropical storm was moving at about 32 km / h towards the southwestern coast of the United States. with maximum sustained winds of 65 km / h, according to the NHC.
The National Hurricane Center still identifies Bonnie as "potential tropical cyclone two" and forecasts:
Flash floods and landslides in some areas of influence in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
"Hurricane conditions" this Friday afternoon along the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua.
In Honduras, Copeco expects the possible tropical storm to become a category 1 hurricane, affecting the southwestern, central and southeastern regions of Honduras and with rains on the border with El Salvador.
In San Andrés, Colombia, the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies of Colombia, Ideam, issued a warning for the probability of a tropical storm.
According to Ideam, there is a "high probability" that winds close to 65 km/h will occur over the Colombian Caribbean Sea and the archipelago of San Andrés and Providencia, on Thursday night and early Friday morning.
Colombian President Iván Duque said that there is "constant monitoring" of Bonnie and "constant communication" with authorities of the Archipelago of San Andrés and Providencia.
"There are all the preparation and alert mechanisms to deal with any event."
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This is how Bonnie was formed
This Wednesday the potential tropical cyclone two (PTC 2) was located about 160 km east-southeast of Curaçao.
It was moving rapidly westward near the northern coast of Venezuela.
The NHC forecast that Bonnie "could become a tropical storm at any time."
Tropical storm warnings were in effect from midweek for several southern Caribbean countries, with warnings of heavy rain, localized flash flooding and tropical storm-force wind gusts.
The official forecast calls for a strong tropical storm to reach Central America on Friday night, weakening as it crosses land and emerging into the Pacific, where it will strengthen again.
Unlike Hurricane Agatha, which hit Mexico earlier this year, fell apart and contributed to what eventually became Alex in the Atlantic, the system is also forecast to remain intact in Central America.
If it happens, the storm will keep the Bonnie name even as it crosses the Pacific Ocean.
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