A hurricane is making its way through the Pacific, bringing much needed rain to the drought-afflicted Southwest.

Hurricane Kiko and Tropical Storm Lorena, the latter of which was downgraded from a hurricane on Thursday, are two separate weather systems simultaneously moving through the Pacific Ocean, though in different directions.

Lorena weakened to a remnant low Friday but forecasters emphasized a life-threatening risk of flash flooding and mudslides was still present for parts of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula and the