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Lorena Is Downgraded to a Tropical Storm but Still Poses a Flooding and Mudslide Threat to Mexico
Tropical Storm Lorena remains a threat with up to 15 inches of rain forecasted, causing potential flash floods and mudslides along Mexico's Baja California peninsula, forecasters said.
- By Friday, Lorena had diminished into a post-tropical system after delivering heavy rainfall and strong winds near Baja California and certain regions of Mexico.
- Lorena's weakening followed forecasts that it would move parallel to Baja California, with uncertain impacts but risk of flooding and mudslides remaining.
- The National Hurricane Center highlighted a dangerous threat from severe flash flooding and landslides in Baja California Sur, Sonora, and Sinaloa, while flood watches were issued for portions of Arizona and California.
- Forecasters noted Lorena had maximum sustained winds near 60 mph and predicted up to 15 inches of rainfall in some Mexican states, with 3 to 5 inches expected in the U.S. Southwest.
- The storm's dissipation could lessen direct impacts, but heavy rainfall threats and the need for monitoring persist across northwestern Mexico and the U.S. Southwest.
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Lorena becomes a post-tropical storm as risks of flooding hang over parts of western Mexico
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The origin of the landslide is attributed to different causes as unfinished work in the area, the humidity caused by recent rains derived from tropical storm “Lorena”
Lorena became the 12th cyclone of the current hurricane season and although it has already been degraded to a tropical storm, it will have effects in Baja California Sur and Sonora. As it continues to deteriorate, this Thursday, September 4, it will cause torrential rains in Baja California Sur, as well as intense storms in southern Baja California and western and southern Sonora. However, with this system it is barely halfway through the hurric…
Lorena has degraded to a tropical storm, after having reached category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale on the coasts of the Mexican Pacific, as reported on Thursday by the National Weather Service (SMN). Rains will persist throughout the Baja California Peninsula, and the States of Sonora, Sinaloa, Durango and Chihuahua.
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