[Texascavers] OT - Hurricane Dean aftermath
I posted on Aug. 21, that the storm appeared to be heading towards the state of Hidalgo, which it did. Here is today's news story: The latest weather-related deaths were reported in central Hidalgo state, where the remains of Dean dumped torrential rains starting on Wednesday. Hidalgo state authorities said three people were killed. A 33-year-old woman and her 14-year-old daughter died after a landslide buried their house in the town of Tlahuelompa. [ Are there any significant caves that take water or spit out water around Tlahuelompa ? ] The third victim was a 44-year-old man who drowned after being caught in a swollen river current in San Agustin Tlaxiaca. [ Any caves around Tlaxica ? ] Hidalgo officials said that Dean's rains had caused 35 landslides throughout the state, prompting authorities to close major highways. Mexican President Felipe Calderon called Dean the most destructive storm to hit Hidalgo in the state's history. [ Historical note: Huastecas have been living in Hidalgo for a 1,000 years or more, and mexicans have been there for over 400 years, but it wasn't until just before Texas declared it's independence that Hidalgo began the quest for statehood, and it wasn't until the 1860's that Hidalgo became a state. ] >From what I can tell, the storm fizzled out after leaving the state of Guanajuato. One blogger in San Miguel de Allende reported just a 1/2 inch of rain, but as I posted, the heavy rains appeared to be up in the mountains far northeast of there. The depression then moved out over the town of Manzanillo and into the Pacific up the baja peninsula. What is left of the storm is now just a tiny bit of rain over Yuma, Arizona. But back in Veracruz, one report stated: "There's been a tremendous amount of damage across the state," Veracruz Gov. Fidel Herrera told the Televisa television network. In the vanilla-harvest heartland of Papantla, "a huge number of roofs were ripped off houses," he said. In summary, I was hoping to see a photo somewhere of a big Mexican cave ( like Joya de Salas ) with a giant river sinking into it or a cave ( like Purificacion ) with a giant river coming out of it. So in that respect, Hurricane Dean was a big disappointment. The End - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
RE: [Texascavers] OT - Hurricane Dean
Can't believe you're dry. Was wondering about you. Enjoy Antigua -- I'd just as soon be bored there instead of here -- Immobile either place, but nobody to drink with here. Linda -Original Message- From: Don Arburn [mailto:donarb...@mac.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 1:38 PM Cc: Texas Cavers List Subject: Re: [Texascavers] OT - Hurricane Dean Headed west across Mexico, north of us in Antigua. This is my first hurricane to pass between me and home. No rain here. Sent while mobile. On Aug 21, 2007, at 12:45 AM, David Locklear wrote: > As of 1 a.m on Tuesday, the hurricane appears to be going > further south than earlier forecasted. The state of Tamaulipas > is no longer in the Cone of Uncertainity ( COU ). Mexico > City could possibly get it worse than San Luis Potosi. > > > Here is a satellite photo of the state of Hidalgo, Mexico: > > http://www.maplandia.com/mexico/hidalgo/ > > Notice how the eastern side of the Sierra Madres is green and the > western side is dry. > > Look at that rugged mountain area to the > northeast of the center of the photo. Using your mouse, drag that > area to the center of the photo. Then zoom in about 3 notches. > ( or as many as you can ). It is fuzzy imagery however, I believe > you can see some possible giant sotanos ( or shadows ). > > There is a probably a > cave somewhere around there waiting for you to find it. > > Can you find any known caves on this map? > > Grutas de Tolantongo is in there somewhere. You would not > want to be anywhere near there in a flash flood. > > David Locklear > > - > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] OT - Hurricane Dean
Headed west across Mexico, north of us in Antigua. This is my first hurricane to pass between me and home. No rain here. Sent while mobile. On Aug 21, 2007, at 12:45 AM, David Locklear wrote: As of 1 a.m on Tuesday, the hurricane appears to be going further south than earlier forecasted. The state of Tamaulipas is no longer in the Cone of Uncertainity ( COU ). Mexico City could possibly get it worse than San Luis Potosi. Here is a satellite photo of the state of Hidalgo, Mexico: http://www.maplandia.com/mexico/hidalgo/ Notice how the eastern side of the Sierra Madres is green and the western side is dry. Look at that rugged mountain area to the northeast of the center of the photo. Using your mouse, drag that area to the center of the photo. Then zoom in about 3 notches. ( or as many as you can ). It is fuzzy imagery however, I believe you can see some possible giant sotanos ( or shadows ). There is a probably a cave somewhere around there waiting for you to find it. Can you find any known caves on this map? Grutas de Tolantongo is in there somewhere. You would not want to be anywhere near there in a flash flood. David Locklear - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] OT - Hurricane Dean
As of 1 a.m on Tuesday, the hurricane appears to be going further south than earlier forecasted. The state of Tamaulipas is no longer in the Cone of Uncertainity ( COU ). Mexico City could possibly get it worse than San Luis Potosi. Here is a satellite photo of the state of Hidalgo, Mexico: http://www.maplandia.com/mexico/hidalgo/ Notice how the eastern side of the Sierra Madres is green and the western side is dry. Look at that rugged mountain area to the northeast of the center of the photo. Using your mouse, drag that area to the center of the photo. Then zoom in about 3 notches. ( or as many as you can ). It is fuzzy imagery however, I believe you can see some possible giant sotanos ( or shadows ). There is a probably a cave somewhere around there waiting for you to find it. Can you find any known caves on this map? Grutas de Tolantongo is in there somewhere. You would not want to be anywhere near there in a flash flood. David Locklear - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
