• Lorena weakens to tropical storm but continues to pose flooding risk in Baja California Sur and U.S. Southwest

    Hurricane Lorena weakened into a tropical storm on September 4, 2025, after bringing heavy rains and flooding to Los Cabos, Mexico. The storm, though no longer expected to make landfall, is still going to bring life-threatening flood conditions to Baja California Sur, Sonora, and parts of the southwestern United States.

  • Rare tornado hits Willcox, Arizona

    Remnants of Hurricane "Lorena" brought floods, strong winds, and a very rare tornado to Arizona on September 23, 2019. The tornado hit the city of Willcox late September 23, injuring 2 people, NWS confirmed. The agency rated it as EF-1 with speeds of 145…