US EditionHurricane Erick strengthens to a Category 3 storm as it nears Mexico’s Pacific coast
MEXICO, JUN 19 – Hurricane Erick rapidly intensified to Category 4 with 140 mph winds, threatening severe flooding, mudslides, and storm surge across Guerrero and Oaxaca, where over 500 shelters are open.
- On June 19, 2025, Hurricane Erick intensified into a powerful Category 4 storm near Mexico's Pacific coastline, posing severe threats to the Guerrero and Oaxaca regions.
- The storm’s rapid intensification occurred in an ideal environment and followed the memory of Hurricane Otis, which devastated Acapulco in October 2023 with at least 52 deaths.
- Authorities issued hurricane warnings from Acapulco to Puerto Ángel, closed schools, suspended movement in coastal communities, and activated over 580 shelters for evacuees.
- Erick was moving northwest at 9 mph with peak winds reaching 145 mph, and forecasts predicted damaging winds, as well as heavy rainfall up to 16 inches that could cause flooding and mudslides.
- Preparations included police patrols, power company readiness, and calls from President Sheinbaum and Governor Salgado urging residents to stay indoors or move to shelters ahead of the storm.
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With a steady rain falling on Acapulco, residents and remaining tourists emerged Thursday evening to walk outside or visit the few open businesses as the remnants of Hurricane Erick scraped by just inland of the resort. Erick came ashore down southern Mexico’s Pacific coast in the morning as a Category 3 major hurricane, but it landed in a sparsely populated stretch of coastline between resorts Acapulco and Puerto Escondido. Authorities reported…
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Hurricane Erick, now an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, was located very near Mexico's southern Pacific coast and is expected make landfall on Thursday, authorities said. The hurricane was located 55 miles...
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