Orlene weakens into tropical depression over western Mexico

People walk along the beach as Hurricane Orlene approaches the Pacific beach resort of Mazatlan, state of Sinaloa, Mexico October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Resendis

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Orlene weakened into a tropical depression as it crawled farther inland, dumping heavy rains across parts of western and central Mexico on Monday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

Orlene had made landfall from the Pacific Ocean earlier in the day as a Category 1 hurricane before weakening into a tropical storm.