Tropical Storm Nadine makes landfall in Belize threatening torrential rains into southern Mexico

Tropical Storm Nadine roared onshore in Belize Saturday afternoon, threatening several inches of rain there and into southern Mexico Saturday just hours after earning its name.Nadine, which was previously designated Potential Tropical Cyclone Fifteen by the NHC, made landfall near Belize City, Belize at noon ET with peak sustained winds of 60 mph.Nadine will continue to move inland over Central America with gusty winds and heavy rain.  A wind gust reached 51 mph in Cancun as Nadine approached Saturday morning. But while winds won’t be a major factor, Nadine has the potential for destructive flooding. Widespread rainfall of 5-8 inches is expected across Belize, northern Guatemala, and southern Mexican states from Quintana Roo westward to Veracruz into early next week.”A couple spots could see up to a foot of rain – not out of the question, especially when you talk about the mountains and the orographic lift across parts of southern Mexico,” Minar said. “But expected to bring some localized areas of flooding, maybe even some mudslides and landslides there.” “So, this is not a long-lived tropical storm,” said FOX Weather Meteorologist Jane Minar. “In fact, it’s likely going to die off as we get into (Saturday night) as it shifts a lot of that rain in across parts of Central America. Models are all in good agreement that this is going to continue to push across southern Mexico and Central America as this piece of energy, perhaps ending up somewhere in the eastern Pacific.”HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHERThe disturbance was never a threat to the U.S. In fact, FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross said the hostile atmospheric conditions over the Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico should keep any potential tropical systems from threatening the U.S. for the foreseeable future.