Hurricane Lorena officially strengthened from a tropical storm early Wednesday, bringing heavy rainfall and the threat of life-threatening flash floods and mudslides across parts of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula.
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Lorena is expected to continue tracking northward along the Pacific coast, with its outer bands already bringing rain and dangerous surf conditions to coastal regions.
Lorena’s Current Strength and Location
As of Wednesday morning, Hurricane Lorena was located about 115 miles west-southwest of Cabo San Lucas and 180 miles south-southeast of Cabo San Lazaro, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph — barely reaching hurricane status.
The NHC warned that “rapid strengthening is likely through tonight,” though Lorena may weaken back to a tropical storm by Friday. The center of the storm is forecast to move parallel to the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula today and Thursday, then approach the coast Thursday night into Friday.
