Hurricane Nora sweeps past Puerto Vallarta, heads north

Forecasters warned that people along Mexico's central and northern Pacific Coast should be alert to the dangers of flooding, mudslides and perilous surf

Hurricane Nora formed off Mexico's Pacific coast on August 28 and swept past the Puerto Vallarta area, following a path that could take it for possible close encounters with other resorts farther north. Nora had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph) late August 28, with tropical storm force winds extending out 105 miles (165 kilometers). It was centered about 50 miles (85 kilometers) north-northwest of Puerto Vallarta, and heading to the north at 16 mph (26 kph). Forecasters warned that people along Mexico's central and northern Pacific Coast should be alert to the dangers of flooding, mudslides and perilous surf. Authorities in Mexico's Jalisco state, where Nora made a brief landfall crossing the cape south of Puerto Vallarta, said there were no early reports of serious damage.