By Pete Thomas
Mexico's Los Cabos region is experiencing powerful surf, gusty winds and street flooding as Tropical Storm Bud approaches Baja California’s tip.
“Our power just went out, you could hear a transformer explode,” Eric Brictson, a sportfishing fleet owner, said from the town of San Jose del Cabo. “Winds will probably reach 50 mph before long. Surf is also pounding.”
In Cabo San Lucas at Land’s End, flooding is occurring on some main avenues, which is common during heavy rain.
“We are getting more rain now, but I think the ocean is what is most impressive at the moment,” said Rebecca Ehrenberg, a yacht sales specialist with Pisces Group Cabo. “Big waves have flooded the beach next to El Arco Hotel/Villas de Palmar and Tabasco/Cascadas on Medano Beach.
“And, as usual, the highway in front of Walmart has some water already.”
Tropical Storm Bud was located 70 miles south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas at 11 a.m., according to the Florida-based National Hurricane Center. The storm boasted sustained winds of 45 mph, with stronger gusts. Bud is expected to reach the Sea of Cortez as a tropical depression by early Friday morning.
A tropical storm warning remained in effect from Cabo San Lucas north to La Paz.
For the sake of comparison, Tropical Storm Lidia last September came ashore with 65-mph winds. Lidia caused widespread flooding and extensive damage. Tropical Storm Bud is a much weaker system.
–Graphic is courtesy of the National Hurricane Center
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