Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan said in an online briefing Sunday that people should focus on flood risks rather than wind damage.
The Mexican cities of Ensenada and Tijuana closed all beaches and opened a half-dozen shelters at sports complexes and government offices.
Power lines were toppled in many places, and emergency personnel were working to restore power and reach those cut off by the storm.Brennan said rainfall could reach between 3 and 6 inches in many areas. Forecasters warned it could dump up to 10 inches — a year’s worth of rain — in some isolated areas.
“It’s really choppy out there, not really surfable yet, but I think we can find a good break somewhere later,” Johnson said. “I can’t remember a storm like this.” To the north in Nevada, Gov. Joe Lombardo declared a state of emergency and activated 100 National Guard troops to assist with problems from predicted flooding in western Clark and Nye counties and southern Esmeralda County. In Arizona, wind gusts neared 60 mph in Yuma County, where officials gave out thousands of sandbags.
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