Forecasters said Hurricane Olaf made landfall on Thursday night near a resort area in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with winds of up to 100 mph and a threat of up to 15 inches of rain.
The storm moved very close to the US National Hurricane Center at 9 p.m. local time, at the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula, very close to San Jose del Cabo. said.
Forecasters said the storm had forecast maximum sustained winds of 100 mph.
National Hurricane Center, 5 to 10 inches of rain were expected with a maximum of 15 inches by Friday said. There was also a risk of flooding as the storm progressed.
The storm is forecast to move to the northwest, and is predicted to turn west and move over the Pacific Ocean and away from land by late Friday or early Saturday.
Before the storm hit, officials closed ports and urged residents of flood-hit areas to move to shelters.
The Associated Press reported that resorts would normally be packed with tourists at this time of year, but with the Covid-19 pandemic, hotels were well below that.