Hurricane Katia in the Gulf of Mexico is stationary north-northeast of Veracruz and forecasters didn’t expect much movement overnight. (Eduardo Verdugo/Associated Press)JUCHITAN, Mexico — The Latest on Hurricane Katia and a major earthquake in Mexico (all times local):7 a.m.Hurricane Katia has deteriorated into a soggy tropical depression that is dumping rain over the mountains of east-central Mexico. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says that Tropical Storm Katia is starting to stall over Mexico’s Sierra Madre mountains. Katia made landfall north of Tecolutla, Mexico late Friday as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 75 mph (120 kph). The National Hurricane Center says Katia has weakened into a tropical storm as it moves further into Mexico, with wind speeds of up to 45 mph (72.4 kph).

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2017 06:46 UTC