<p>Mexico's storm-struck Pacific coast braced the arrival of Tropical Storm Sonia this week. As of Monday, Sonia dissipated over the Mexican Pacific coast state of Sinaloa, but not before causing some minor flooding in cities that included Mazatlan and Culiacan, according to Weather.com.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"While the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season has given the U.S. a breather, Mexico has seen eight landfalling storms this year, with Sonia being the latest," said weather.com senior meteorologist Jon Erdman.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The U.S. National Hurricane Center reported that Sonia had been downgraded to a tropical depression and later dissipated after hitting land early Monday. Moisture from the storm system will continue on into Texas the Center noted.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Any evacuations were largely preventative and people are expected to start returning to their homes, said Sinaloa State Civil Defense Official, Gabriel Olivera.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Stay tuned to AndNowUKnow as we follow the weather in Mexico.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.weather.com/news/weather-hurricanes/tropical-depression-sonia-mexico-braces-heavy-rains-20131104" target="_new"> Tropical Storm Sonia </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
