Tropical Storm Sonia 2013: Mexico Flooding Forces Evacuation Of 1,000 People; Classes Cancelled Monday In Five Municipalities

Tropical Storm Sonia 2013 forced 1,000 people to evacuate from their homes in Mexico on Monday. Tropical Storm Sonia 2013 has since dissipated over the Pacific coast state of Sinaloa in Mexico.

Tropical Storm Sonia caused some minor flooding on Monday, in cities such as Mazatlan and Culiacan, ABC News reports via AP. The flooding forced the evacuation of around 1,000 people in Mexico, authorities said. Sixty shelters were being opened for those who had to evacuate their homes, Fox News reports.

However, the evacuations were largely preventative. Citizens are expected to start returning to their homes, said Sinaloa state civil defense official Gabriel Olivera, ABC News reports.

The government of Sinaloa state said classes were canceled for Monday in five municipalities affected by the storm, ABC News reports.

One fisherman was reported missing at sea. There were no other confirmed reports of injuries, Olivera said.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Monday that Sonia had been downgraded to a tropical depression and later dissipated after hitting land early Monday.

Sonia is expected to produce rainfall of 3 to 10 inches in both Sinaloa and Durango states, the NHC said, NBC News reports.

Moisture from the former Tropical Storm Sonia will continue into Texas.

The storm had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph), Fox News reports.

In the resort town of Los Cabos in Baja, California, officials opened a shelter for possible evacuees and said the port had been closed to small craft.

In September, Mexico suffered its worst flooding when storms Manuel and Ingrid converged from the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico, killing more than 150 people and causing damage estimated at around $6 billion, NBC News writes. 

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