<br /> <p>Tropical Storm Franklin hit Mérida, Mexico, on August 8, after it made landfall</a> on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula the day before.</p><p>The storm weakened as it passed by the Yucatan Peninsula, according to reports</a>, but meteorologists said it could pick up again as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico.</p><p>This video shows the intense rain and wind from the storm as it passed through Mérida. Credit: Instagram/Giovany Sevilla via Storyful</p><br />
