Lester entered Arizona as a tropical storm on August 24, the first time since Hurricane Katrina in 1967 that an Eastern Pacific tropical cyclone entered the United States with winds of at least tropical storm intensity. Lester maintained tropical storm status until it weakened into a tropical depression near Tucson, Arizona. Later that day, the low-level circulation dissipated over New Mexico, and Lester ceased to exist as a tropical cyclone.
Lester made landfall in Arizona on August 24, becoming the first Eastern Pacific hurricane to enter the US since Hurricane Katrina in 1967 with winds of at least tropical storm strength. Lester remained a tropical storm until it weakened into a depression near Tucson before dissipating over New Mexico.