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PUERTO SAN CARLOS, Mexico - Norbert weakened Sunday into a tropical storm as it pushed its way over Mexico's mainland toward western Texas, after ripping off roofs and forcing thousands to seek shelter in Baja California.
Norbert roared into mainland Mexico's northwestern coast early Sunday as a Category 1 hurricane with winds near 85 mph (140 kph) after crossing the Baja California peninsula on Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Forecasters said Norbert is rapidly weakening as it moves inland and is now a tropical storm with winds near 40 mph (65 kph).
It should soon become a tropical depression, they said.
The storm's remnants are expected to reach New Mexico and waterlogged western Texas Sunday afternoon. State and local officials in Texas plan to activate an emergency operations center Monday in Presidio, where an earthen levee is struggling to hold back the swollen Rio Grande.
The hurricane center said the storm could dump up to 6 inches of rain over northwestern Mexico - possibly producing flash floods or mudslides - and up to 2 inches over the portions of the U.S. southern high plains.
At 8 a.m. Sunday, Norbert's center was located about 70 miles west-southwest of Chihuahua and was moving northeast near 21 mph.
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