Tropical Storm Norma: NHC Warns Mexico Of Heavy Rainfall, Flash Flooding

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned Mexico of flash flooding and heavy rainfall as tropical storm Norma continued to move toward the mainland.

As per the center, Norma was moving north-northeastward across the Gulf of California, while it was forecast to "approach the west coast of mainland Mexico" on Sunday before hitting inland Monday, CBS News reported.

Mexico witnessed winds of 65 mph on Sunday night, as the storm was located about 105 miles west of Culican and 65 miles south-southwest of Mochi.

"Little change in strength is forecast today, and Norma is expected to approach the west coast of mainland Mexico as a tropical storm," NHC said.

The agency mentioned that "rainfall from Norma will diminish across northern portions of Sinaloa, northern Durango, and southern Chihuahua later" Monday

"Additional isolated totals of 1 to 2 inches are possible, along with isolated flash flooding and mudslides in areas of higher terrain. Gusty winds are possible along the coast of mainland Mexico within the state of Sinaloa this morning."

A senior specialist at the NHC, John Cangialosi, explained that Norma can be harmful for Mexico as it was a dry region generally.

"Six to 12 inches of rain is what is generally forecast, but there could be pockets of up to 18 inches of rain and we do think that will be the most significant impact that could result in flash and urban flooding and mudslides," Cangialosi added.

An X user shared a video over the weekend, showing some aftermath footage after Hurricane Norma made landfall:

Another user shared a video of a massive wave that caught a man, trying to shoot on his camera.

Norma had hit the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, near the Pacific resort of Los Cabos, Saturday, leaving tens of thousands without power.

The tropical storm had strengthened to a powerful Category 4 storm on Oct. 19 as the winds exceeded 130 miles per hour on Mexico's Pacific coast.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told the media last week that "from experience (we know) we need to move fast to put in place teams to help the population and food."