The hurricane’s languid pace raised the possibility of severe flooding.
Norma was expected to dump six to 12 inches of rain with a maximum of 18 inches in places across southern Baja California and much of the state of Sinaloa.
Hotels in Los Cabos, which are largely frequented by foreign tourists, remained about three quarters full and there was no major move by visitors to leave, tourism official Maribel Collins said. A hurricane warning was issued for the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, and the forecast track would take a weakened Norma towards the mainland of Mexico’s western Pacific coast as a tropical storm.Meanwhile, in the Atlantic, the US National Hurricane Centre said Hurricane Tammy had winds of 85mph, and hurricane warnings were issued for the islands of Guadeloupe, Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, and St Kitts and Nevis. Tammy was moving north-west at 8mph.
“This means therefore, that the earth is still somewhat saturated and with additional rainfall, the potential for flooding is elevated,” Prime Minister Gaston Browne said in a nationwide broadcast on Friday afternoon. He urged residents to take all necessary steps to secure life and property.
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