Hailstorm in Mexico City. Photo: Shutterstock Authorities in Mexico City have activated a purple alert, the highest level on the capital's weather warning scale.
The Secretariat of Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection reports that it has activated the alert "due to the intensification of heavy rains and possible hail for the night of Monday, June 1, 2026, in the district of Cuajimalpa."
Rainfall "exceeding 70 mm and hail is expected from 20:50 to 00:00 hours on Tuesday, June 2, 2026," the authorities added.
Overnight, emergency services and civil protection personnel were deployed to monitor conditions and respond to incidents caused by the storm.
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Civil protection teams are currently working to clear roads and public spaces affected by the accumulation of hail, while authorities continue to assess any damage caused by the adverse weather. Residents have been urged to exercise caution, avoid flooded areas, and stay informed through official channels as unstable weather conditions may persist.
The Director General of the Heroic Fire Department of Mexico City has announced four firefighter units are currently "attending to various services due to rains in Cuajimalpa", with reports of a landslide causing a tree of approximately 15 m long to fall on two cars.
"From one of the vehicles, we rescued a person who emerged unscathed after the incident. We continue working," said the Director General.
"We continue working in the Contadero neighborhood, Cuajimalpa Mayor's Office, where, as a result of the landslide, there is an accumulation of water with a depth of approximately 3 meters inside a home, affecting an area of around 250 m². No injured persons have been reported."
The purple alert, last activated in Mexico City in May, is reserved for extraordinary weather events that pose a significant risk to public safety, underscoring the severity of the storm that swept through the western part of the Mexican capital.