Hurricane Lorena lashes Los Cabos as it nears the peninsula

Tropical tempest Lorena strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane aboriginal Wednesday morning, threatening Los Cabos and overmuch of northwest Mexico with torrential rains, beardown winds and precocious waves.

At 3 p.m connected Wednesday, the hurricane was located 255 km westbound of Cabo San Lucas and 285 km westbound of Cabo San Lázaro, Baja California Sur. The National Water Commission (Conagua ) reported that it was moving northwest astatine a velocity of 24 kilometers per hour, with upwind gusts of up to 160 kilometers per hr (93 mph).

La Paz, the superior of Baja California Sur, was already experiencing torrential rains from Hurricane Lorena connected Wednesday. (Gabriel Laros Herredia/Cuartoscuro)

Heavy rains of 75 to 150 millimeters (3 to 6 inches) are expected successful the cardinal and confederate regions of Baja California Sur and Sonora, arsenic good arsenic Sinaloa. Baja California, Nayarit and Jalisco volition besides acquisition dense rainfall. 

Local authorities successful Los Cabos ordered each schools to adjacent connected Wednesday arsenic a preventive measurement to support the information of students, teachers and administrative staff, minimizing risks associated with traveling to campus.

The authoritative forecast predicts that Lorena could intensify into a Category 2 hurricane and marque landfall Friday greeting successful occidental Baja California Sur, past transverse the Baja California Peninsula and scope the seashore of Sonora connected Saturday, adjacent Guaymas. 

However, the U.S. National Hurricane Center is besides considering scenarios successful which the strategy could stay successful the Pacific Ocean for a longer period. Thus, imaginable changes successful its way and strength cannot beryllium ruled out.

Authorities person called connected residents to stay informed and intimately show authoritative advisories. They’ve besides warned that the expected rainfall whitethorn bring lightning and hail, perchance starring to flooding and mudslides. The forecasted winds could besides sound down trees and billboards.

In September 2019, different hurricane named Lorena deed adjacent Los Cabos arsenic a Category 1, chiefly causing harm to agrarian areas, roads, and substandard housing, arsenic good arsenic powerfulness outages. Its interaction connected municipality areas was little severe.

With reports from Hoy BCS