⁍ Tropical Storm Zeta pounded Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula overnight with high winds and heavy rain.
⁍ Reports suggested it had not done serious damage before it moved back to the sea and towards the U.S. Gulf Coast.
⁍ The storm is already disrupting U.S. oil installations, and is expected to become a hurricane again on Tuesday.
– Tropical Storm Zeta made landfall in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula early Tuesday and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane again as it barrels toward the US Gulf Coast, Reuters reports. Oil installations in the region have already been shut in and BP says it has begun to shut down production at its Gulf of Mexico platforms. The storm is expected to pass east of Mexican state oil company Pemex’s main concentration of offshore oil platforms, off the coast of Campeche and Tabasco states. Zeta is forecast to affect oil output in the Gulf Coast. The storm is already disrupting US oil installations, and is expected to become a hurricane again on Tuesday as it barrels toward the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Zeta did not cause loss of life or any other major disruptions in the state of Quintana Roo, the home of Cancun, and local airports and hospitals were operating normally, Governor Carlos Joaquin said on Twitter. The storm hit the northern coast of Quintana Roo with winds of 70 miles per hour early on Tuesday, the NHC said. Zeta is forecast to pass east of Mexican state oil company Pemex’s main concentration of offshore oil platforms, off the coast of Campeche and Tabasco states. Pemex’s press office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Zeta is expected to affect oil output in the Gulf Coast.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-zeta/storm-zeta-lashes-mexico-churns-toward-us-gulf-coast-idUSKBN27B0HG