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Hurricane
Newton roared into Mexico's Baja Peninsula Tuesday morning with winds
of 90 mph, forcing tourists in resorts at Cabo San Lucas to take refuge
in their hotels. The Category 1 eastern Pacific hurricane brought
howling …
Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Hurricane Newton slammed into the twin resorts of Los Cabos on the
southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula Tuesday morning,
knocking out power in some places as stranded tourists huddled in their
hotels. (Sept. 6)
AP
The Category 1 eastern Pacific hurricane brought howling winds and heavy rain to the tourist locale. There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries, though power was knocked out in some areas, the Associated Press reported.
Officials evacuated low-lying areas and opened more than 50 shelters late Monday, AP reported. FlightAware reported more than a third of all flights at Los Cabos International Airport on Tuesday were canceled.
As of 2 p.m ET, Newton was located about 90 miles south of Loreto, Mexico, and had winds of 75 mph. It was moving to the northwest at 17 mph.
The system is forecast to slowly weaken as it moves north over the Peninsula but could dump more than a foot of rain in some areas. Newton should make a second landfall in northwestern Mexico early Wednesday before moving into the U.S. Southwest.
Its remnants are forecast to soak Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas through Thursday, where flash flood watches are posted. The heavy rain could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides, especially in mountainous terrain, the hurricane center warned.
Some spots could pick up two months worth of rain in only a few hours, AccuWeather said.
In the Atlantic, Post-Tropical Cyclone Hermine continued to churn off the New England and Long Island coastline, bringing gusty winds, coastal flooding, rough seas and high surf to the region.
As of 2 p.m. ET, the storm had winds of 50 mph and was moving west at 7 mph. All warnings for Hermine had been discontinued by mid-afternoon Tuesday and the hurricane center will no longer issue advisories or updates on the storm.
The cyclone is expected to continue to weaken during the next couple of days as it spins offshore, the hurricane center said in its final advisory on the system.
This marked the end of the storm's 19-day odyssey that took it across the Atlantic, into the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and finally up the East Coast. Its names included Invest 99L, Tropical Depression Nine, Tropical Storm Hermine, Hurricane Hermine and finally Post-Tropical Cyclone Hermine.
Hermine smashed into Florida's Gulf Coast on Thursday night, ending that state's 11-year hurricane drought. At least three people were killed and widespread property damage was reported in Florida and the Southeast.
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