Hurricane Erick, which quickly intensified in a single day, made landfall Thursday morning on Mexico’s Pacific Coast as a strong Class 3 storm, the U.S. Nationwide Hurricane Middle (NHC) stated.
Erick got here ashore in Mexico’s western state of Oaxaca packing sustained winds of 125 mph and heavy rain, accordin to the NHC.
The hurricane was positioned on Thursday morning about 20 miles east of Punta Maldonado and was transferring northwest at about 9 mph, in accordance with the NHC.
Hurricane Erick makes landfall in Mexico as a Class 3 storm.
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Earlier than making landfall, the Erick had spooled as much as an “extraordinarily harmful” Class 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, however was downgraded to a Cat 3 earlier than making landfall, the NHC middle reported.
Erick is the primary Pacific Class 3 hurricane on report to make landfall over Mexico in June.
Hurricane Erick slams Mexico’s Pacific Coast
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A hurricane warning remained in impact Thursday from Acapulco to Puerto Angel.
It remained unclear if villages alongside Mexico’s populated Pacific Coast had sustained broken. There have been no speedy reviews of deaths or accidents.
The main hurricane appeared to hit he shoreline between the resort cities of Acapulco and Puerto Escondido in an space close to the border of Oaxaca and Guerrero states, in accordance with the NHC.
Because it sweeps throughout the state of Oaxaca, Erick is predicted to slam components of the area with robust winds and heavy rain for many of Thursday earlier than weakening over land by Friday.
Folks board up a enterprise as Hurricane Erick strengthens off Mexico’s Pacific Coast, in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca state, Mexico, June 18, 2025.
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Erick will produce heavy rainfall as much as 6 to eight inches throughout southeastern Guerrero and west-coastal Oaxaca by way of Friday and sure set off life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides — particularly in areas of steep terrain.
Erick shaped as a tropical storm early Tuesday within the Pacific Ocean close to southern Mexico and quickly intensified, reaching hurricane power by Wednesday, in accordance with the NHC.
