Tropical Storm Octave Aims At Baja California

Mexico’s Baja California is preparing for the arrival of Tropical Storm Octave.

The storm is expected to approach the peninsula’s western coast on Tuesday according to the National Hurricane Center. Octave has sustained winds of 60 miles per hour, which has decreased from Sunday night.

The Mexican government has issued a tropical storm warning for the southwestern Baja California coast.

Forecasters are expecting up to 8 inches of rain along the coastline and are predicting a storm surge that will be “large and destructive.”

The storm comes on the heels of two major storms last month that triggered mudslides and other storm damage that left about 150 people dead.