Hurricane Norma Tropical Storm Tammy

Hurricane Norma Tropical Storm Tammy: While Hurricane Tammy left the Caribbean island of Barbuda with just minor damage, Tropical Storm Norma intensified significantly and dumped torrential rain as it headed towards mainland Mexico on Sunday.

Norma, a former Category 4 hurricane, made landfall on Saturday as a Category 1 storm close to Los Cabos, a popular Pacific resort at the southernmost point of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula. Thousands were left without electricity.

As Norma proceeded northeast, crossing the Gulf of California into the Sinaloa state on the Mexican mainland, where schools were suspended on Monday, her gusts continued to cause havoc. Shelters with a capacity for over 13,000 people were erected in Sinaloa and the neighbouring Sonora.

Norma was approximately 65 miles (105 kilometres) south-southwest of Los Mochis and 120 miles (195 kilometres) west of Culiacan as of Sunday night, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Centre in Miami. With maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 kph), the storm gained a little bit of intensity when it crossed the Gulf of California in a northeasterly direction.

Monday might bring rainfall of up to 18 inches (45 centimetres) in some places, according to forecasters. According to the hurricane centre, "these rains will result in flash and urban flooding, as well as mudslides in areas of higher terrain."

Some streets in Los Cabos were obstructed by downed trees. Tourists started to emerge, some of whom had plans to leave, but there had been no significant damage.

Henry Brown, a U.S. citizen, and his wife were waiting for a taxi to take them to the San Jose del Cabo airport, which began operations in the morning. "They told us that the air terminal is now open and we want to return to San Diego, since the danger of the hurricane is over," Brown said.

Brown admitted there was a lot of wind on Saturday, but claimed there were no significant issues because they stayed inside the hotel.

American citizen Henry Brown was waiting for a cab to drive him and his wife to the San Jose del Cabo airport, which opened for business that morning. "They told us that the air terminal is now open and we want to return to San Diego, since the danger of the hurricane is over," Brown stated.

Although Brown acknowledged that there was a lot of wind on Saturday, she insisted that since they were inside the hotel, there were no major problems.

400 passengers were still on a ferry that was carrying them from Sinaloa to Baja California Sur and was stranded in the city's bay. Santiago Jorge Morgado, commander of the Fourth Naval Region in La Paz, stated that they have been unable to disembark off the ferry since the port is still closed.

Authorities in Baja California Sur said an Argentine visitor was hurt but had not reported any casualties. According to Morgado, the boats sustained the most damage, three of which sank.

The Mexican military reported that it had deployed 5,000 marines along with ships, helicopters, trucks, food, water, and first aid to the Norma-affected states.

Antigua and Barbuda, meanwhile, survived Hurricane Tammy without any injuries being reported. Antigua was spared from a direct impact by a late-breaking shift, but the sister island was still in queue for the system's full force during Saturday night's late hours.

"As far as I'm aware, there hasn't been any major harm. At least it rained a little bit. Even though it may not be much, the rain was desperately needed, the Prime Minister Gaston Browne told The Associated Press.

At around 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, the hurricane made landfall on the 62-square-mile island of Barbuda, bringing with it torrential rain and winds of up to 92 mph. A few electricity lines were downed by the storm, which also led to an island-wide outage and minimal residential damage. No significant infrastructural damage, however, was observed.

Tessa Webber, the disaster coordinator for Barbuda, told the Associated Press that a local rescue team had to evacuate at least two families.

Tammy struck while Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm that destroyed the island in 2017, was still fresh in Barbudans' memories.

Only a few broken utility lines and branches were reported in Antigua, which fared much better.

Lyndon Francis, the temporary electrical manager for the sole utility firm in the nation, was unable to estimate when power would be restored to Barbuda and the few Antiguan settlements that experienced power outages as of yet. He said that crews were out inspecting the damage.

According to the National Hurricane Centre, Tropical Storm Otis developed over the Pacific Ocean far from Mexico's coast.

About 500 miles (800 km) to the south-southeast of Acapulco, the storm was located. Its top sustained wind speed was 40 mph (65 kph), and it was travelling northwest at 5 mph (7 kph).

The NHC predicted that Otis would drop to a tropical depression by Friday after remaining a tropical storm while approaching Mexico. However, it warned that "later this week, heavy rainfall may impact coastal areas of southern Mexico from Oaxaca to Guerrero."