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September 5, 2025 - Hurricane Lorena
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On September 3, 2025, Hurricane Lorena lashed northwestern Mexico and the Baja Peninsula with heavy rain as the storm’s center spun over the Pacific Ocean. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this true-color image on the same day. At that time, Lorena was approaching peak strength with maximum sustained winds of about 80 miles per hour (129 km/h). It was a Category 1 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
Lorena became a Tropical Storm on the morning of September 2 when it strengthened from a newly-formed tropical depression west of Mexico. At that time, it was located about 240 miles (385 km) west of Manzanillo and about 345 miles (550 km) south-southeast of San Lucas. The storm was already bringing rain to western Mexico from the states of Colima to Sinaloa, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Lorena rapidly intensified as it moved to the northwest, roughly parallel to the Mexico coastline through late on September 4, when it reached its peak strength of 85 miles per hour (137 km/h). At that time, Hurricane Lorena was located 110 miles (180 km) south-southwest of Cabo San Lazaro and about 210 miles (340 km) west of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and was bringing the risk of life-threatening flash floods to Baja California Sur and southwest Sonora, Mexico.
Later that afternoon, Lorena faced less favorable environmental conditions and began to quickly weaken. At 2100 UTC (5:00 p.m. EDT) on September 4, the NHC advised that Lorena had weakened to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (85 km/h). It was located about 155 miles (255 km) west of Cabo San Lazaro, Mexico and was moving northwest at 7 miles per hour (11km/h).
Tropical Storm Lorena is forecast to continue to weaken as it travels parallel to the west coast of Mexico over the next several days. Bands of heavy rain are expected to continue Baja California Sur and Sonora through September 5, with maximum storm totals reaching as high as 15 inches (38 cm), according to NHC. The risk of life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides will continue, especially in areas of mountainous terrain. The system will dissipate without making landfall.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 9/3/2025
Resolutions:
1km (694.3 KB), 500m (1.8 MB), 250m (1.4 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
On September 3, 2025, Hurricane Lorena lashed northwestern Mexico and the Baja Peninsula with heavy rain as the storm’s center spun over the Pacific Ocean. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this true-color image on the same day. At that time, Lorena was approaching peak strength with maximum sustained winds of about 80 miles per hour (129 km/h). It was a Category 1 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
Lorena became a Tropical Storm on the morning of September 2 when it strengthened from a newly-formed tropical depression west of Mexico. At that time, it was located about 240 miles (385 km) west of Manzanillo and about 345 miles (550 km) south-southeast of San Lucas. The storm was already bringing rain to western Mexico from the states of Colima to Sinaloa, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Lorena rapidly intensified as it moved to the northwest, roughly parallel to the Mexico coastline through late on September 4, when it reached its peak strength of 85 miles per hour (137 km/h). At that time, Hurricane Lorena was located 110 miles (180 km) south-southwest of Cabo San Lazaro and about 210 miles (340 km) west of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and was bringing the risk of life-threatening flash floods to Baja California Sur and southwest Sonora, Mexico.
Later that afternoon, Lorena faced less favorable environmental conditions and began to quickly weaken. At 2100 UTC (5:00 p.m. EDT) on September 4, the NHC advised that Lorena had weakened to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (85 km/h). It was located about 155 miles (255 km) west of Cabo San Lazaro, Mexico and was moving northwest at 7 miles per hour (11km/h).
Tropical Storm Lorena is forecast to continue to weaken as it travels parallel to the west coast of Mexico over the next several days. Bands of heavy rain are expected to continue Baja California Sur and Sonora through September 5, with maximum storm totals reaching as high as 15 inches (38 cm), according to NHC. The risk of life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides will continue, especially in areas of mountainous terrain. The system will dissipate without making landfall.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 9/3/2025
Resolutions:
1km (694.3 KB), 500m (1.8 MB), 250m (1.4 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
