Chris dissipates over eastern Mexico after making landfall as tropical storm

Brian Donegan, Heather Brinkmann
Updated ·1 min read

Tropical Storm Chris formed late Sunday night in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico and made landfall less than two hours later in eastern Mexico. Chris then weakened to a tropical depression Monday morning before dissipating a few hours later as it moved farther inland.

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Tropical Storm Chris moved ashore about 11:50 p.m. CT in Mexico's Veracruz state near Lechuguillas, which is about 85 miles southeast of Tuxpan. It had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.

Chris was the third named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. This came as forecasters were already tracking very dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Beryl and Invest 96L on Beryl's heels.

The remnants of Chris were located about 60 miles south-southwest of Tuxpan, Mexico.

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Between 4 and 8 inches of rain was expected to fall across portions of eastern Mexico through Monday. Isolated rainfall totals of up to 12 inches were possible across the higher terrain of the Mexican states of Guanajuato, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí.

The NHC said the heavy rain would likely result in areas of flooding, with mudslides possible in the higher terrain.


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