| Katrina
was one of only two tropical systems in the satellite era to move up the
entire Gulf of California. She made several landfalls over Baja California
before crossing the coast for the last time near the mouth of the Gulf of
California. Weakened by the mountains on either side of the Gulf, Katrina
quickly degenerated into a tropical depression by the time she reached Yuma,
but then made a right turn and passed northeast across central Arizona before
finally dissipating as she approached the Mogollon Rim. Between 2 and 4
inches of rain fell over southwest Arizona, with 4.78 inches in Wellton,
AZ, and 2.16 inches in Ajo, AZ. This same storm was far worse over Baja
California, where sustained winds near 100 mph destroyed half the town of
San Felipe, Baja Norte, Mexico. |
