The storm was expected to dump eight to 15 centimeters (three to six inches) of rain in Sonora, before traveling to the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico later in the day, the Florida-based weather center said.
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The Category 1 hurricane hit Cabo San Lucas on Tuesday morning, with winds of 150 kilometres per hour.
A man recovers belongings after the passing of Hurricane Newton in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Tuesday Sept. 6, 2016.
A man shovels mud inside a restaurant damaged by Hurricane Newton in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016.
Tropical storm conditions will continue over parts of mainland northwestern Mexico on Wednesday morning but should cease by the afternoon.
The hurricane had been clocking up speeds of 90mph when it made landfall at the popular tourist resort of Cabo San Lucas.
The weather system first came ashore in Mexico’s Baja California peninsula near popular resorts Tuesday morning as a Category 1 hurricane with 90 miles per hour winds.
Newton weakened Tuesday night as it shifted to the north, along the Baja California peninsula.
Palm trees were toppled along Cabo San Lucas’ coastal boulevard and some windows were broken.
The hurricane has caused damage to power lines and trees, and at least two people have died from the storm capsizing their fishing boat.
Local airports closed late Monday, while small boats were barred from using the ports in case of a storm surge in low-lying areas. “We pray for the city of Cabo San Lucas”. But there was calm in the city as firefighters cleaned refuse from the streets during the day.
But the region prized by American and Canadian tourists avoided a major disaster, two years after a deadly Hurricane Odile ravaged the Los Cabos resort, killing six people and causing $1 billion damage in the September 2014.
The category 1 hurricane registered wind speeds of 150 kilometers per hour (90 miles per hour) while approaching the USA state of California on Wednesday morning.
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Some hotel windows broke, but the 14,000 tourists in Los Cabos were “safe” in rooms made to shelter them within the facilities, said state tourism secretary Genaro Ruiz Hernandez. “I think that we are very fortunate and blessed”.
