Hurricane Norma downgraded to Category 2 ahead of Mexico landfall
Hurricane Norma is approaching Mexico’s Pacific coast. Hurricane Norma weakened Friday to a Category 2 storm ahead of landfall near a tourist hotspot on Mexico’s Pacific coast. The hurricane—which on Thursday had registered as a powerful Category 4 out of maximum five on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale—featured sustained winds of 109 miles an hour