Hurricane Paula 2010 Forms
Hurricane Paula smashed homes and forced colleges to shut in Honduras on Tuesday as it headed toward Mexico’s resort-dotted Yucatan Peninsula.
Paula shaped Monday off the coast of Honduras and swiftly intensified right into a hurricane early Tuesday, stated the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Heavy rains and large winds destroyed 19 homes in northeastern Honduras, stated Lisandro Rosales, head of Honduras’ emergency agency. Officials closed schools along the country’s Atlantic coast and a few airports were reported closed.
Tuesday morning, it had winds of 75 mph (120 kph) and was centered about 155 miles (245 kilometers) south-southeast with the resort island of Cozumel in Mexico.
Paula was shifting toward the northwest at practically 10 mph (17 kph), bringing it near the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula Tuesday night time. The forecast track would have the storm a tiny offshore of Cancun, Cozumel and Isla Mujeres near the tip with the Peninsula late Wednesday night time.
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