Julia is crossing the Pacific Ocean toward El Salvador after leaving torrential rain and floods in Nicaragua and nearby Honduras.
Julia, the fifth hurricane of the season, landed as a Category 1 storm before dawn on Sunday in Nicaragua, according to the National Hurricane Center. It was downgraded to a tropical storm as it traveled across the country, based on the latest update from the hurricane center. The storm is expected to leave behind significant damage that could take months or years for the region to recover from.
El Salvador braced Sunday night for the tropical storm, which is expected to hit its coast by Monday morning. In a single day, Julia entered near Laguna de Perlas, a coastal municipality facing the Atlantic Coast in Nicaragua, and traveled across the Central American country. Tropical storm warnings remained in effect for Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras.
