Hurricane John Strengthens In Mexico
Nidhi Sharma - All Headline News Staff Writer Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (AHN) - Early Friday weather reports indicate that Hurricane John is strengthening in Mexico's Baja California peninsula. The authorities there have threatened to forcibly evacuate people from their homes and thousands of tourists sheltered in hotel ballrooms. John, which was upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane, was expected to make landfall somewhere along the southern tip of the peninsula around midday. Forecasters at the U.S. National Weather Center in Miami said the maximum sustained winds developed could be as high as 115 mph and the storm could drop up to 18 inches of rain in places and create up to a 5-foot storm surge. John was about 110 miles southeast of Baja's tip early Friday, moving at 13 mph. Weather officials are warning residents in the southern part of the peninsula, including Cabo San Lucas and fellow resort San Jose del Cabo. The storm's track is expected to take it out to sea this weekend, thankfully posing little threat to the United States. So far, no deaths have been reported. Officials on Thursday ordered the evacuation of about 10,000 people from Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo and at least 5,000 others from La Paz. Shelters have also been set up at more than 100 schools. Police drove through the streets ordering residents to evacuate in La Palma, "This is the last warning, the next time we'll come and force you t |
