Overall Orange alert Tropical Cyclone for JOHN-24
in Mexico

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone JOHN-24 can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 1001100
Name JOHN-24
From - To 22 Sep - 27 Sep
Exposed countries Mexico
Exposed population 150 thousand in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 194 km/h Category 3
Maximum storm surge 0.3 m (24 Sep 06:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Medium (Mexico)

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS NOAA 111 km/h 0.3 m n.a. 0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF 187 km/h 2.7 m 1464 mm 0.5
GFS 155 km/h 3.2 m 1474 mm 0.5
ECMWF 180 km/h 3.2 m 1202 mm 0.5
Maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge and rainfall) using different data sources.
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Mexico - Hurricane JOHN (ECHO 27 Sep 2024)Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:03

  • Hurricane JOHN formed over the Pacific Ocean on 22 September, moved over south-western Mexico and made landfall on 24 September in the morning (UTC) over the western coast of Guerrero state. On 24 September at 6.00 UTC, its centre was located inland approximately 71 km east of Acapulco city, Guerrero state, with maximum sustained winds of 160 km/h.
  • According to media, 3,000 people have been evacuated in 80 shelters across the coastal areas of Oaxaca state.
  • JOHN is forecast to move further inland near the coast of southern Mexico on 24 September.
  • For the next 48 hours, heavy rainfall strong winds and storm surge are expected across Chiapas, Guerrero and Oaxaca states. A Hurricane Warning is in effect from East of Acapulco to Lagunas de Chacahua.
Mexico - Hurricane JOHN, update (ECHO 27 Sep 2024)Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:32

  • Hurricane JOHN made landfall and passed over southern and central Guerrero state, southern Mexico on 24 September, with maximum sustained winds up to 194 km/h (category 3 hurricane), weakening and dissipating. On 24 September late in the evening (UTC), its remnants was located inland over the western Guerrero state.
  • Its passage caused very heavy rainfall resulting in floods and triggering landslides. Media report, as of 25 September, two fatalities across the area of Tlacoachistlahuaca town, Guerrero state due to a landslide.
  • Over the next 96 hours, very heavy rainfall is still forecast over southern and central Mexico, including the already affected Guerrero state.
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Mexico - Hurricane JOHN (GDACS, NOAA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 S.. 9/24/2024 1:31:00 PM.

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (40), (2), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),