Hurricane Rosalyn

Hurricane Roslyn

 

Hurricane Roslyn makes landfall in Mexico with ‘life-threatening storm surge’

Hurricane Roslyn strengthened as it approached west-central Mexico.

Hurricane Roslyn slammed into west-central Mexico on Sunday morning, “bringing damaging winds, a life-threatening storm surge and flooding rains,” forecasters said.

Roslyn made landfall around 7:20 a.m. ET near Santa Cruz in northern Nayarit state.

The major hurricane whipped maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. A “major hurricane” is one that has maximum sustained winds of at least 111 mph.

As of 8 a.m. ET Sunday, Roslyn was about 90 kilometers (55 miles) northwest of Tepic, Mexico. It was moving north-northeast at 26 kph (16 mph).

hurricane roslyn track 102322