Tropical Storm Marie Strengthens Into a Hurricane in the Pacific Ocean
The storm has maximum sustained winds near 80 mph, and forecasters warned of life-threatening surf and rip currents along nearby Pacific coastlines.
- On Wednesday, Tropical Storm Marie strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean, positioned about 375 miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds around 80 mph.
- Elsewhere in the Pacific, Hurricane Lowell strengthened to a Category 5 storm hundreds of miles south of Hawaii, while Hurricane Karina intensified into a powerful Category 4 system churning in open waters.
- The Miami-based National Hurricane Center warned that swells generated by Marie and Lowell 'are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions' across coastal regions.
- Meanwhile, former Tropical Storm Edouard lingered over Texas on Wednesday, dumping nearly 2 feet of rain and forcing authorities to rescue 21 people from a damaged assisted living facility.
- The National Weather Service expects the storm to dissipate Thursday morning, though flooding left about 22,000 utility customers without power across Hardin County and Jefferson County.
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The tropical cyclone could reach Category 2 strength this afternoon as it continues its course toward the North Pacific. Although it will not make landfall in Mexico, its rain bands will bring heavy rains and increased waves to Baja California Sur, Jalisco, Nayarit, Colima, and Michoacán.
Tropical storm Marie continues to strengthen and could intensify to hurricane, affecting mainly northwestern Mexico.
Tropical Storm Marie gains strength in Mexican Pacific and could become a hurricane
Day to Day International News – Tropical Cyclone Marie reached the first category of hurricane on Wednesday as it advanced along the Pacific Ocean, off the western coast of Mexico, the Mexican National Weather Service (SMN) reported. The system was about 600 kilometers southwest of Cabo San Lucas, in Baja California Sur, [...] The post Marie becomes a hurricane off the coast of Mexico appeared first on .
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