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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Kay became a post-tropical cyclone Friday night after veering away from the U.S.-Mexico border region, though it continued to cause rain in parts of northwestern Mexico and the U.S. Southwest.
Kay came
made landfall as a hurricane near Mexico’s Bahia Asuncion in Baja California
Sur state Thursday, but it quickly weakened into a tropical storm after moving
back out over open and cooler water. It was forecast to weaken into a remnant
low by Saturday morning as it moved farther from land.
On Friday
night, it had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph). It was centered about
145 miles (230 kilometers) southwest of San Diego, California, and was moving
west-northwest at 8 mph (13 kph). The storm was expected to turn to the
southwest and then the south in the next few days.
The U.S.
National Hurricane Center in Miami said that “flash, urban, and small stream
flooding” was a threat across Southern California and southwestern Arizona.
The center
said southernmost California could see 2 to 4 inches of rain, with isolated
areas getting 6 to 8 inches. It said the Sierra Nevada, Arizona and Southern
Nevada might receive 1 to 2 inches, with isolated spots at 3 inches.
Meanwhile in
the Atlantic, Hurricane Earl continued heading out into the open seas after
passing southeast of Bermuda.
Late Friday,
Earl was centered about 610 miles (985 kilometers) south-southwest of Cape
Race, Newfoundland. It had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 kph) and was
moving northeast at 29 mph (46 kph).
Earl knocked
out power to 1,500 customers as it brushed past Bermuda early Friday, downing
several trees in the British territory. Crews had cleared roads by midday and
worked to restore power to the few homes still in the dark.
Government
agencies and public transportation operated as usual, with ferries scheduled to
restart service Friday afternoon.