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Thunder Storms Cause Flooding All Over Puerto Vallarta
 Rodrigo López Becerril - VallartaOpina.net
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September 30, 2010
Although the rain gave us some hard times last weekend, another severe storm struck the city on Monday leaving a scene that has become constant in recent weeks: homes flooded in the colonies most affected by storms, flooded streets, heavy traffic, several stranded vehicles, general widespread water-logging and multiplying potholes.
On Monday, the storm began around 7 pm and continued with intensity for at least two hours and finally transformed into a light drizzle. Two hours was just enough time to wreak havoc on homes and the already badly affected potholes in the city.
In a report obtained shortly before 10 pm by Municipal Civil Protection, headed by the commander Alejandro Arias, it was declared that neighborhoods such as Los Portales, Jardines del Puerto, Villas del Puerto, Groves, La Floresta, were mainly affected.
Traffic Chaos in Vallarta
On Avenida México, the stretch between El Rastro and Avenida Politécnico also recorded a water level higher than 50 centimeters for more than an hour. At least a dozen cars were stranded and blocked the road until they could be removed.
The Municipal Transit reported that boulevard Francisco Medina Ascencio suffered flooding in front of the Peninsula Shopping Center, which is occurs in each major storm, with the water level covering the sides and leaving only one lane open, causing it to be a heavy traffic area.
Meanwhile, Avenida Prisciliano Sanchez was again hit hard by the water, leaving new potholes, even though the work crews were there on Monday morning patching them up with dirt and gravel.
Moreover, the latest report from the Center for Meteorology of the University of the Coast reports that mixed skies with sun and scattered clouds are predicted with increasing cloud cover.
On the other hand, a cold front enters the Gulf of Mexico and the coast of Texas. The cold air mass that precedes it could mean a decrease in the volume of rainfall in the coming days as we approach October 4th, and the famous "Cordonazo de San Francisco", which is said to be "the beginning of the end of the rains," but also keeping in mind that the real end of the hurricane season in the Pacific is not until November 15.
Translated for BanderasNews by Creative Media Consulting International
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