Hurricane Willa Brings Stormy Conditions to Jalisco, Mexico

High winds and rain began to hit Mexico on Monday, October 22, as people prepared for Hurricane Willa.

This video shows choppy water at Punta Perula beach in Jalisco, which was among five Mexican states under a blue storm alert issued by the National System of Civil Protection, El Universal reported. Up to 150 mm of rain was forecast to hit some areas.

According to a Facebook post by the NOAA Satellite and Information Service, Willa was forecast to “produce life-threatening storm surge, wind and rainfall over portions of west-central and southwestern Mexico.” It said Willa was the third Category 5 hurricane after Hurricane Lane and Walaka this year. Credit: Isla Cosinas Punta Perula, Jalisco via Storyful