Update On Hurricane Odile
A ferocious and historic category 3 hurricane slammed Mexico's Baja California penninsula overnight Sunday. According to the National Hurricane Center, Odile's center made landfall near Cabo San Lucas around 10:45pm MDT Sunday with estimated maximum sustained winds around 125 mph. Hurricane Odile brought monster waves, strong winds and torrential rains, inevitably causing damage and destruction to the resort town. Here is an image of some of the damage that took place at a local marina via @CabosNews on Twitter:
Devastating losses at the marina. So incredibly sad for all the hard working people who made a living on these ve... pic.twitter.com/cCY25Et5SK
— Los Cabos Mexico (@CabosNews) September 15, 2014
As of 8AM PDT, Category 2 Hurricane Odile was packing winds around 100mph and moving northwest around 14mph. Hurricane warnings and tropical storm warnings are still in effect across much of the Baja penninsula.
