Hurricane Roslyn struck a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico’s Pacific coast between the resort towns of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlán on Sunday morning and moved quickly inland.
By Sunday morning, Roslyn had sustained winds of 150 km/h, down from its peak of 209 km/h. The US National Hurricane Center said Roslyn was about 150 kilometers east-southeast of the resort town of Mazatlan.
The hurricane was moving north-northeast at 31 km/h and was expected to lose strength as it moved further inland.
Although it missed a direct hit, Roslyn brought heavy rain and high waves to Puerto Vallarta, where ocean swells battered the boardwalk.
Police officers look over a flooded street during Roslyn’s arrival in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico, on Sunday. (Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images)
Roslyn made landfall in the state of Nayarit, roughly the same area where Hurricane Orlene made landfall on October 3.
The hurricane made landfall around the town of Santa Cruz, near the fishing village of San Blas, about 150 kilometers north of Puerto Vallarta.
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In Tepic, the capital of the state of Nayarit, Roslyn brought down trees and flooded some streets; Authorities asked residents to avoid going out Sunday as crews worked to clear a landslide that had blocked a local road.
Meanwhile, beachside restaurants in Puerto Vallarta where tourists had had a carefree lunch on Saturday were abandoned on Sunday, and in some the waves had washed away railings and small thatched structures that normally keep the sun off diners.
Jalisco state’s civil protection office said authorities were patrolling the area but had not yet seen any significant damage.
The National Water Commission said the Roslyn rains could cause mudslides and flooding, and the U.S. Hurricane Center warned that the heavy rains could cause flash flooding and mudslides on rugged terrain inland .