Kay weakens to tropical storm, leaves strong rains and winds

FILE PHOTO: A screen grab from a social media video shows damage caused by strong waves brought by Hurricane Kay, in El Paraiso, Colima State, Mexico September 6, 2022. Vision Costera Colima/via REUTERS

Kay became a tropical storm as it lost strength in its course along Mexico's Pacific coast Thursday afternoon, leaving behind abundant rain and strong winds, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Kay was packing maximum sustained winds of 110 km per hour (70 miles per hour) late Thursday afternoon, slipping from a Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.