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| Hurricane Raymond, formerly a category 4 storm off the Mexican coast, tracked well west of the Mexican coast until the morning of October 3rd when a Gulf of Alaska storm system dropped into the Great Basin. This forced Raymond to make a 90 degree right turn and accelerate northeast across the central Baja, northern Sonora, and finally as a tropical depression into southeast Arizona before dissipating over New Mexico. Despite his rapid movement, Raymond managed to dump 1 to 4.50 inches of rain across southeast Arizona, mainly around Tucson and points east. Up to 2 feet of water was reported on some Tucson streets. Willcox was also hard hit with about 75 percent of the city streets submerged in up to 2 feet of water, and about $1.5 million dollars in damage . Several locations in southeast Arizona reported sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph, with tropical storm force wind gusts on several mountaintops. | ||||||||
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