On Wednesday, Raymond weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm and began moving away from Mexico’s Pacific coast, granting much needed relief to a region that was already devastated by Tropical Storm Manuel.
According to USA Today, Raymond’s maximum sustained winds decreased to near 65 mph with additional weakening possible over the next few days. At its peak, the storm was a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 125 mph.
Although Raymond failed to produce the kinds of torrential rains inflicted by Tropical Storm Manuel last month, authorities were still taking precautions to evacuate hundreds of people from vulnerable villages on Tuesday because of fears of landslides.
According to Terry Snow’s Weather Advisory Service, clouds will slowly decrease with time as additional rain totals will range from one to two inches, perhaps an isolated total to three inches. Although there will be no strong winds, there will be gusts mostly in the 20 to 25 mph range through Thursday and likely less after that.
The hurricane season will not end until the last day of November, but as of now, there are no signs a new tropical cyclone will develop in the next 3 or 4 days.
Stay tuned to AndNowUKnow as we continue our coverage on Tropical Storm Raymond.
