Hurricane Patricia fades to tropical depression

October 24, 2015 at 11:07 a.m.

by The Associated Press

People walk along the beach under a steady rain as they await the arrival of Hurricane Patricia in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. The storm was homing in on a Pacific coastline dotted with sleepy fishing villages and gleaming resorts, including the popular beach city of Puerto Vallarta and the port of Manzanillo.
People walk along the beach under a steady rain as they await the arrival of Hurricane Patricia in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. The storm was homing in on a Pacific coastline dotted with sleepy fishing villages and gleaming resorts, including the popular beach city of Puerto Vallarta and the port of Manzanillo.

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Patricia has now degraded to tropical depression status over northern Mexico.

Patricia was once the strongest hurricane on record in the Western Hemisphere, but it has weakened rapidly since hitting land Friday evening.

By midmorning Saturday, the storm had sustained winds of 35 mph and it was located about 95 miles northeast of Zacatecas.

Remnants of the storm are expected to help feed rains over southern Texas.

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