Hurricane John Slammed Baja California (IMAGE)

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Hurricane John Slammed Baja California

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This image shows the amount of rain that fell from Hurricane John from Aug. 28 at 11:00 a.m. EDT (15:00 UTC) to Sept. 4 at 8:00 a.m. EDT (12:00 UTC). The rainfall is accumulated within approximately 410 miles (a radius of 6 degrees) of the storm center following the track. The track is superimposed on the rainfall, with the storm intensity indicated by the color of the line. For example, for most of the day on Aug. 30, the track line is cyan or light blue, indicating at that time, that John was a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale with winds between 111-130 mph. The month and day are indicated along the track. On Tuesday, September 5, much of the southwestern United States was under clouds and rain as the remnants of John moved closer to the region. The normally dry region of southern New Mexico got enough rain to cause isolated road flooding, John's remnants brought southern Arizona scattered rain.

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