Summary
MAZATLAN, Mexico -- Hurricane Lane slammed into a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico's Pacific coast south of the city of Culiacan on Saturday after battering the resort of Mazatlan with strong winds and rain.
The storm, which hit land at Category 3 strength, flooded streets, forced the airport to cancel flights and knocked out power in parts of Mazatlan, a resort and retirement community popular among Americans. It forced officials to cancel the traditional Independence Day parade. After it made landfall, the National Hurricane Center in Miami downgraded it to a Category 1 storm.See the full content of this document
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Lane Hits Land, Weakens
At 8 p.m. Saturday, Lane was centered about 30 miles southeast of Culiacan and 110 miles northwest of Mazatlan. It wa...
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