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Hurricane Erick slams Mexico’s Pacific Coast as a powerful Cat 3 storm

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Hurricane Erick slams Mexico’s Pacific Coast as a powerful Cat 3 storm

Hurricane Erick, which rapidly intensified overnight, made landfall Thursday morning on Mexico’s Pacific Coast as a powerful Category 3 storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Erick came ashore in Mexico’s western state of Oaxaca packing sustained winds of 125 mph and heavy rain, accordin to the NHC. The hurricane was located on Thursday … Read more

Erick strengthens into a Category 3 major hurricane approaching Mexico’s coast

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Erick strengthens into a Category 3 major hurricane approaching Mexico’s coast

ACAPULCO, Mexico — Hurricane Erick powered up into a Category 3 major hurricane Wednesday evening as it bore down on the southern Mexico coast, threatening to unleash destructive winds, flash floods and a dangerous storm surge on the region in coming hours, forecasters said. Swiftly strengthening from a Category 1 hurricane hours earlier, Erick had … Read more