Hurricane Jimena weakened on Wednesday after slamming Mexico's Baja California peninsula with howling winds and drenching the Los Cabos resort area where tourists took refuge in boarded-up hotels.
The storm's force eased as it neared land but the U.S. National Hurricane Center said a hurricane warning remained in effect for the northern part of the peninsula and "preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion."
The center said Jimena was now a Category 2 storm with winds of 105 mph (165 kph) and stronger gusts, after it dropped from an extremely dangerous Category 4 and then to Category 3.
Reuters
(Cabo San Lucas, Mexico)
The storm's force eased as it neared land but the U.S. National Hurricane Center said a hurricane warning remained in effect for the northern part of the peninsula and "preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion."
The center said Jimena was now a Category 2 storm with winds of 105 mph (165 kph) and stronger gusts, after it dropped from an extremely dangerous Category 4 and then to Category 3.
Reuters
(Cabo San Lucas, Mexico)
