Monday, Jul 1: Latest developments on Remnants of Chris from the National Hurricane Center

By South Carolina Bot

August 30, 2024 5:06 AM

This graphic created by the National Weather Service/NCEP Weather Prediction Center (WPC) shows the projected path.
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER — This graphic created by the National Weather Service/NCEP Weather Prediction Center (WPC) shows the projected path. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER South Carolina Bot

Article first published: Monday, July 1, 2024, 5 a.m. ET

Article last updated: Monday, July 1, 2024, 11 a.m. ET

The National Hurricane Center issued the last advisory for the remnant system at 11 am Monday. Chris changed first into a tropical depression and then into a remnant with sustained winds of 35 miles per hour.

Remnants of Chris are 60 miles south-southwest of Tuxpan Mexico, with maximum sustained wind of 35 mph. It’s moving 7 mph to the west-northwest.

YESTERDAY (Sunday):

The National Hurricane Center issued the first advisory for a tropical depression at 5 pm yesterday (Sunday). The tropical depression named Chris developed into a tropical storm with winds of 35 miles per hour. Chris was previously forecasted as a tropical depression but has since gained strength. Mexico's coastline was expected to encounter Chris, coming from the Gulf of Mexico.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND:

RAINFALL: The remnants of Chris is expected to produce rainfall totals of 4 to 8 inches across portions of eastern Mexico today.

Maximum rainfall totals around 12 inches are possible across the higher terrain of the Mexican states of Guanajuato, Querétaro, and San Luis Potosí. This rainfall will result in areas of flooding,

With mudslides possible in areas of higher terrain.

For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall and flash flooding associated with Chris, please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at3.shtml? Rainqpf

Source: National Hurricane Center

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This story was originally published August 30, 2024 at 5:06 AM with the headline "Monday, Jul 1: Latest developments on Remnants of Chris from the National Hurricane Center."

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