Mexico ? Tropical Storm Paul weakened to a tropical depression Wednesday as it swirled toward Mexico’s mainland at the tip of the Baja California peninsula.

About 100 residents who were evacuated to government shelters in Cabo San Lucas returned to their homes, relieved the sun had re-emerged and they had been spared by Paul, which earlier in the week had been the season’s third hurricane to threaten the region.

By the late afternoon, Paul had maximum sustained wind speeds of 35 mph and was 110 miles southeast of Los Mochis, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.

The depression was forecast to continue weakening as it moved toward mainland Mexico early this morning. However, it could still dump as much as 10 inches of rain and spark dangerous flooding, according to the hurricane center in Miami.