Hurricane Newton strikes twin resorts of Los Cabos in Mexico

Hurricane Newton has struck the twin resorts of Los Cabos and residents were spared the kind of extensive damage that had been witnessed two years ago when they were walloped by a monster storm. Newton made landfall at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 90 mph. It pelted the region with torrential rain and locals remained in their homes while the tourists huddled in their hotels.
This has been reported in foxnews.com dated 6 September.

Trees were uprooted along Cabo San Lucas' coastal boulevard and there was calm in the city as firefighters cleaned refuse from the streets during the day. It may be recalled that in 2014, Los Cabos had suffered heavy damage to homes, shops and hotels when it was hammered by Hurricane Odile - it had hit land as a Category 3 storm.
Anyway, after making landfall Newton moved inland and its center was located about 75 miles west-northwest of La Paz, the capital of Baja California state. It was reported to be moving northeast at around 17 mph, and maximum sustained winds had decreased to 75 mph.
As per forecast, Newton could dump 8 to 12 inches of rain on Baja California Sur state with isolated maximums up to 18 inches, and heavy rains were also expected for five other states. In the opinion of forecasters, Newton could even reach the U.S. border at Arizona as a tropical storm. The hurricane center has said that Newton could dump 1 to 3 inches of rain over parts of Arizona and New Mexico with threats of flash floods and landslides.
An estimated 14,000 tourists had remained in Los Cabos as the storm approached and airlines have cancelled outbound flights.


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