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 entered Arizona as a tropical storm on August 24, following in the footsteps of Hurricane Katrina in 1967 when an Eastern Pacific hurricane crossed into the US with winds of at least tropical storm intensity. Lester continued to exist as a tropical storm until it weakened and eventually dissipated over New Mexico.