The Category 1 storm landed on Saturday, unleashing heavy rain in western Mexico. It could cause flooding and mudslides in the region this weekend, forecasters said.
People in Maine and Massachusetts, accustomed to powerful nor’easters if not hurricanes, dutifully prepared but appeared largely unfazed by the foul weather to come.
After social media speculation about a possible big East Coast storm, Lee was rapidly intensifying. But a lot of variables would need to line up before people need to worry.