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Hurricane Odile makes landfall on Mexico’s Baja

Waves hit the coast of Los Cabos, Mexico, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014. Hurricane Odile turned into a Category 4 hurricane and it's expected to make a close brush with the southern portion of Mexico's Baja California peninsula Sunday evening. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Waves hit the coast of Los Cabos, Mexico, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014. Hurricane Odile turned into a Category 4 hurricane and it's expected to make a close brush with the southern portion of Mexico's Baja California peninsula Sunday evening. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) Waves hit the coast of Los Cabos, Mexico, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014. Hurricane Odile turned into a Category 4 hurricane and it's expected to make a close brush with the southern portion of Mexico's Baja California peninsula Sunday evening. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

By Associated Press 1 min read

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) – The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says the powerful and sprawling Hurricane Odile has made landfall on the southern end of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula.

The center said satellite imagery indicates that Odile’s center made landfall at about 9:45 p.m. PDT near Cabo San Lucas. It said at landfall, Odile had estimated intensity of 125 mph (205 kph). The storm was moving to the north-northwest at 17 mph (28 kph).

The area where the storm came ashore is home to gleaming megaresorts, tiny fishing communities and low-lying neighborhoods of flimsy homes. Hurricane forecasters predicted a dangerous storm surge with large waves as well as drenching rains capable of causing landslides and flash floods.