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A tropical storm warning remained in effect for the east coast of Baja from Loreto to La Paz, and for the west coast from Puerto San Adresito to Santa Fe. Sustained winds dropped to 50 mph early Tuesday, 24 mph below the minimum speed for a hurricane. The hurricane left hundreds of tourists stranded by canceled flights Monday night and forced the evacuation of nearly 3,000 people as it roared along the coast. Mudslides cut one highway, and the hurricane’s winds blew down trees, signposts and power cables. There were no reports of any deaths or injuries, and the fear that marked the howling winds near dawn gave way to weari ness later. “Some people come in and threatens Hurricane hovers over Baja California Hurricane Ignacio Position: 24.5 N, 110.6 W Sustained winds: 75 mph Movement: WNW 3 mph As of 11 p.m. EOT Monday Calif UNITED STATES K - x... Ariz N.M. Texas 30 V.' % MEXICO \ 4—■—<j\— Potential (K,an a. area of La Paz* movement Cabo San» Lucas 0 200 mi 20 | 0 200 km SOURCE AccuWeathen ESRI AP say, ’Look, I just have to get back to my job, or my family,”’ said airline ticket counter atten dant Mauricio Bautista. “But most people are calm.” Most airline seats were booked solid through the end of the week with tourists seeking to get out even before Ignacio struck, and with the La Paz air port shut down by the storm Monday. ‘We’re really stuck,” said Luciano Rea, 30, of Naples, Italy, as he stood on the rain- drenched sidewalk outside an airline ticket office. Rea had been trying to get a flight to the United States for 5 A Wednesday, August 27, 2003 California three days, without any luck. A bright spot opened for other travelers when the airport opened again at San Jose del Cabo, about 50 miles south of La Paz, at the peninsula’s tip. Meanwhile, La Paz resi dents evacuated from their homes late Sunday already wanted to leave shelters and go home Monday, after spending the night on classroom floors at schools. The state government warned of the continued threat of heavy rains. State officials acknowl edged some were already leav ing shelters to check on the their meager possessions in La Paz’s shanty towns. “The hard part about last night was how hard the floor was,” said Paloma Garcia, who, along with her sons Angel and Christian, left their home in the Calandria neigh borhood to take refuge in a classroom at a university. “Now I just want to go home and see how my house is.” Through much of the day, Mexican sailors using motor- boats struggled against strong winds to pull sailboats off the rocks in the harbor of La Paz, the state capital and a center for fishermen and tourists. The National Hurricane Center said the storm was like ly to move gradually inland and weaken over the peninsula. 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