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A super cool phenomenon is happening today, as a strong cold front dives into the Gulf! Called Tehuano Winds - wind is funneled through the Isthmus of Tehuantepec mountain gap in S Mexico - becoming a wind firehose into the Pacific, with gusts 💨 reaching near hurricane force. These...

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Dave Seibert8 months ago

In the USAF weather we called these Tehuantepeckers

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Jeff Berardelli8 months ago

I like that better lol

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Miguel de la Vega8 months ago

The phenomenon is well known in Southern Mexico. There is a place called La ventosa ("the windy") where is quite frequent that passing trailers are thrown on a side by the force of winds in this scenarios.

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A.M.P.8 months ago

Este fenómeno único en el mundo se da por un ventury natural que hay en las montañas del corredor del istmo de Tehuantepec, el cual acelera el aire a pir lo menos 100 km/hr, volcando tráileres cargados con 40 ton

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Ramón8 months ago

How often this Tehuano winds occur in these dates ? Cc @RicardoBlanco

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Jeff Berardelli8 months ago

@RicardoBlanco It happens pretty often

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Ramón8 months ago

@RicardoBlanco Thanks 🙏

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14M19_208 months ago

And president Lopez Obrador despised any project related to eolic energy in the Tehuantepec region only because the "wind fans" looked bad (and because his political archenemy encouraged eolic energy generation during his government).

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Salvador Zaragoza Andrade8 months ago

¿Cómo ves @InfoMeteoro?

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climaya8 months ago

Cold fronts wind gusts from the Gulf intensify as they cross Central America. Gusts in Salina Cruz (Oax) typically exceed Veracruz +75kph reaching 100kph+ This wind acceleration also hits Guatemala’s volcano valleys, the GT/El Salvador border, and the Nicaragua-Guanacaste CR gap

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El Master8 months ago

@conagua_clima mira el nivel de información que dan en los EUA y eso que no es para su país si fueran más profesionales en la forma de difundir la información muchas tragedias se pudieran evitar no valen para pura chingda

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Marcio Galo8 months ago

Yes , and actually really happend at this Time in all the istmo of tehuantepec zone

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patrick8 months ago

@abimaelsalas

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Mark8 months ago

Climate Change!!!

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zekulin8 months ago

Excellent animation! Thank you. I will show this to my class!

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Paul Roundy8 months ago

@MizdInformation That's a really great graphic.

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El Pollo8 months ago

GULF OF MÉXICO

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SUGUS8 months ago

Siempre sucede!

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Dennis McMahon8 months ago

🤯

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