By NBC News
Hurricane Blanca intensified off the Pacific Coast of Mexico early Saturday and has been upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane packing 120 mph winds, forecasters said.
A new Tropical Storm Warning was issued for the coast from La Paz to Santa Fe, including Cabo San Lucas, and a Hurricane Watch is in effect from Cabo San Lucas to Santa Fe, the National Hurricane Center said in an overnight update.
It said Blanca had become a “major hurricane” again.
The severe storm is expected to dump up to 5 inches of rain on much of Baja California Sur and the southern portion of Baja California when it hits later in the weekend, the NHC said…
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