BOSTON, Oct. 13, 2011 — According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, after, striking a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico’s Pacific coast on October 11 as a Category 2 hurricane, Jova weakened as it traveled inland towards the north, dissipating late last night over the state of Nayarit. Because it was a small storm and weakened to tropical storm strength within 12 hours of landfall, damage from Jova’s winds has been limited. AIR estimates insured losses from flood-induced damage, as well as from some isolated wind damage along southern coastal…
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Hurricane Jova Poised to Make Landfall on Mexico’s West Coast
BOSTON, Oct. 11, 2011 — According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, with its outer rain bands already bringing heavy rainfall to Mexico’s southwest coast, Hurricane Jova is poised to make landfall as a strong Category 2 hurricane in Jalisco state this afternoon or early evening between the port city of Manzanillo in Colima state in the south and the resort city of Puerto Valarta in the north. “Hurricane Jova is moving toward the northeast at about five mph, and this forward speed is expected to increase slightly today,” said…
Read MoreHurricane Jova Heads Toward Mexico
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Jova, the ninth hurricane of the eastern Pacific season and the tenth named storm is 250 miles southwest of the port city of Manzanillo (population 100,000) in the state of Colima, Mexico. As of the National Hurricane Center’s 8:00 a.m. PDT advisory today, the storm is tracking east at 5 mph. Having undergone significant intensification overnight, maximum sustained winds are now 125 mph with higher gusts. “The storm is a significant threat because it is slow-moving, and the potential exists for major flooding…
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