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Tropical Storm Newton Is Headed For The US After Battering Mexico

Hurricane Newton slams Mexico's Los Cabos resorts, 2 dead

Firemen removed a palm tree felled by Hurricane Newton in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on September 6, 2016. It made landfall again on Mexico's mainland near Bahia Kino early Wednesday morning, packing 70-mile-per-hour winds.

Tropical Storm Nora brought Yuma its wettest day on record, Meyer said, when nearly four inches of rain fell in one day. "But it's not unheard of for southern Arizona to have gotten hit by tropical storms before".

Flash flooding is also possible in eastern Baja California where localized amounts over 100 mm (4 inches) are possible Tuesday night into Wednesday.

"We had a tropical storm in a greatly weakened state move into Arizona in 1997", said Jim Meyer, senior meteorologist in Tucson.

The storm faded after unleashing 90-mph winds and heavy rains on the tourist resorts of Los Cabos on Tuesday.

The storm is due to produce up to 30 centimeters (12 inches) of rain in Baja California Sur and as much as 25 centimeters in several Pacific coast states, which could trigger life-threatening flash floods and mudslides.

The hurricane has caused damage to power lines and trees, and at least two people have died from the storm capsizing their fishing boat.

Local airports closed late Monday, while small boats were barred from using the ports in case of a storm surge in low-lying areas.

About 14,000 tourists were in Los Cabos during the storm, tourism officials said, and visitors began venturing out after Newton passed. But there was calm in the city as firefighters cleaned refuse from the streets during the day.

Reina and Jorge Torres, who live in Canada, slept in the lobby of the Hyatt Place in San Jose del Cabo because they were too scared to stay in their room on the top floor of the five-story hotel.

It has caused damage to shops and hotels at the coastal city, which is still recovering from when the even bigger Hurricane Odile struck in 2014. "It was a rough one as you can see". "I think that we are very fortunate and blessed".

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Tropical Storm Newton Is Headed For The US After Battering Mexico