The storm threatens to bring flash flooding to El Salvador and other parts of Central America as it sits just off the Pacific coast.
Tropical Storm Pilar threatened to bring heavy rain and flash flooding to El Salvador and other parts of Central America as it sat just off the Pacific coast Monday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Pilar was located about 225 miles southwest of San Salvador with winds of 50 mph and was moving east-northeast at 6 mph.
The storm was forecast to dump five to 10 inches of rain from El Salvador to Costa Rica with as much as 15 inches in some areas. El Salvador’s government put the country on alert Sunday and its Congress declared a national emergency, allowing civil defense authorities to force evacuations for people who are at risk. Classes were suspended across the country until Wednesday and some 100 shelters were prepared.
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