Remnants of Tropical Storm John could cause flooding in the U.S. southwest, the National Hurricane Center in Miami reported Monday.

Mexico's Baja Peninsula was hit with the full fury of the former category 2 hurricane during the weekend, causing widespread flooding.

Mexican President Vicente Fox toured the southern portion of the Baja peninsula Monday to observe the soggy damage.

While no deaths were reported from the storm that came ashore Thursday, thousands of flimsy homes were washed away by rain and mudslides, a New York Times correspondent reported.

Jose Gajon de la Toba, the Baja California Sur's civil protection director, said crops were destroyed and cows, goats and sheep died in the storm. Navy helicopters were flying in food and water to remote areas.

In its final report on John, the National Hurricane Center said the remnants of John were moving north, about 90 miles north-northwest of Santa Rosalia, with 35 mph winds. Forecasters said another five inches of rain was possible.

The storm was downgraded to a tropical depression Sunday night, but not before much of the state's telephone communication was cut off. Electricity service and cellular phone service were also out in much of the state. Remnants of the storm were expected to soak southern California and Arizona.