Hurricane Lorena has intensified into a Category 1 storm off the western coast of Mexico, triggering urgent warnings of heavy rainfall, flooding and coastal damage. The storm is moving north-west along the Baja California Sur peninsula and is expected to make landfall by Friday.
The system has already drawn attention from forecasters across North America. While Mexico faces the brunt of the storm, US states including Texas, Arizona and New Mexico are expected to experience tropical moisture and flash flooding in its wake.
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