Hurricane Lorena (2025)

Hurricane Lorena was a moderately strong tropical cyclone that affected parts of northwestern Mexico in September 2025. The fourteenth named storm and eighth hurricane of the 2025 Pacific hurricane season, Lorena originated on August 18 from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa. The wave moved quickly across the eastern Atlantic Ocean and crossed into the eastern Pacific Ocean on developed into a tropical storm on September 2. As it moved northwestward, it began to steadily intensify. By September 3, Lorena strengthened into a hurricane and continued to intensify, attaining its peak as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and minimum pressure of 981 mbar (28.97 inHg). Shortly after, Lorena quickly weakened and degenerated to a remnant low on September 5. The system then dissipated by September 7.

In preparations for Lorena, the government of Mexico issued tropical storm watches and warnings for coastal areas of Baja California Sur. As the storm paralleled the Baja California peninsula, it brought heavy that caused flash flooding and mudslides that inundated at least eight homes in Baja California Sur. However, no fatalities were attributed to the flooding in Mexico. Additionally, remnant moisture from Lorena combined with a cold front to produce severe thunderstorms across portions of the Southwestern United States. Damage was estimated to be over US$1 million.