Hurricane Orlene could bring flash floods, mudslides to Mexico

Orlene, which is packing maximum sustained winds near 125 miles per hour , with higher gusts, is projected to pass near or over Mexico’s Islas Marias Sunday night or Monday morning, the Miami-based NHC said in its latest public advisory.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

“After landfall, rapid weakening is expected and the low-level center should dissipate over the mountainous terrain of southwestern Mexico in 60-72 hour,” said the NHC, adding that torrential rains could lead to flash flooding, as well as possible landslides in areas of rugged terrain. Islas Marias could see 6 to 10 inches of rain, the Mexican states of Nayarit and Sinaloa 3 to 6 inches, with local amounts of up to 10 inches, and Jalisco and Colima some 1 to 3 inches, with isolated areas of as much as 5 inches.Mexico’s civil protection agency announced on Twitter the closure of ports in Nayarit, Jalisco and Colima.

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