MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Pamela weakened to a tropical despair Wednesday after slamming into Mexico’s coast as a hurricane, although forecasters warned that its wet remnants might trigger flooding in elements of Texas and Oklahoma within the coming days.
Pamela made landfall early Wednesday on Mexico’s Pacific Coast about 40 miles (65 kilometers) north of the resort and port metropolis of Mazatlan, the place civil protection officers mentioned wind and rain brought about minor flooding however did little injury.
The U.S. Nationwide Hurricane Middle mentioned Pamela’s winds had fallen to about 35 mph (55 kph) by late afternoon. It was centered 255 miles (415 kilometers) northeast of Mazatlan and shifting northeast at 28 mph (44 kph).
Forecasters mentioned the despair was prone to dissipate by night, however might nonetheless carry “appreciable flash and concrete flooding … throughout parts of central Texas and southeastern Oklahoma.”
