The National Meteorological Service (SMN) reported that Lorena became a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale early Wednesday morning, September 3, 2025.
The storm is located 195 kilometers south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, and 500 kilometers west of Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco.
It is moving northwest at 22 km/h (14 mph), with sustained winds of 120 km/h (75 mph) and gusts of 150 km/h (93 mph).
What effects will Hurricane Lorena have?
As a Category 1 hurricane, Lorena’s cloud bands will generate very heavy to intense rains, gusty winds, and high waves in the west and northwest of the country.
The affected states, according to the National Meteorological Service, are:
Baja California Sur
Sinaloa
Nayarit
Jalisco.
Colima.
Michoacán.
For this reason, authorities established a prevention zone from Santa Fe to Cabo San Lázaro, in Baja California Sur, and a surveillance zone from Cabo San Lázaro to Punta Abreojos, in the same state.
Will Lorena intensify over the Pacific?
According to the SMN forecast, this Thursday, September 4, Lorena is expected to reach Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, south-southwest of Cabo San Lázaro, in Baja California Sur.
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On Friday, September 5, it will return to tropical storm status, and by Sunday, September 7, it is expected to become a post-tropical cyclone once it has crossed the Baja California Peninsula.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center detailed that Lorena’s potential could generate “life-threatening” flash floods and landslides.
Hurricane Season
Our country is in the midst of hurricane season in both the Pacific and Atlantic. The National Water Commission (Conagua) forecasts the following events:
Between 16 and 20 tropical storms and hurricanes in the Pacific.
Between 13 and 17 tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic.
So far, we have seen 12 events in the Pacific and six in the Atlantic, according to Conagua data.
Source: nmas
