The storm's maximum sustained winds early Wednesday were near 70 miles per hour, with rapid weakening expected as the center moved inland.
Light to moderate rain continues to fall in southeastern Arizona where a flash flood watches remain in effect through Wednesday evening as remnants from Tropical Storm Newton move into the Southwest from Mexico.
And despite it now weakening to a tropical storm, USA authorities are preparing for flash flooding and landslides as it today heads to the US state of Arizona.
"According to the latest reports, #Newton only caused minor damages in infrastructure", President Enrique Pena Nieto wrote on , adding that there were no injuries.
Southeastern Arizona and southern New Mexico are expected to get from 1 inch to 3 inches of total rain through Thursday.
"They can regain some strength as they enter the Gulf of California, but they don't usually stay there very long and then quickly make landfall again", Meyer said.
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The two bodies were recovered on Las Barrancas beach near La Ribera and Cabo Pulmo, Los Cabos civil protection director Marco Antonio Vazquez said.
Officials said the men - who were trying to catch shrimps - had ignored warnings not to venture into the sea.
Some 1,500 people took refuge in shelters in the resort town but many returned home, Vazquez said.
Authorities reported that power and telephone lines were cut.
Local airports closed late Monday, while small boats were barred from using the ports in case of a storm surge in low-lying areas. It warned the storm would bring "showers capable of producing heavy rain and in turn causing flash flooding", with some regions getting as much as five inches during the downpour.
Rains associated with Newton prompted about 100 people to evacuate their homes and damaged residences in Uruapan in the Pacific coast state of Michoacan, the city government said.
