A hurricane is defined as Category 4 when wind speeds reach 130-156 mph. Storm moves south on approach Late Wednesday, Erick’s projected path crept south, closer to the resort city of Puerto Escondido ...

PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Erick strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday afternoon as it churns in the Pacific Ocean near coastal southern Mexico, forecasters said.

PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Erick was nearing Mexico's Pacific coast on Wednesday on a forecast track to bring heavy rain, strong winds, storm surge and possible mudslides to its ...

PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico — Powerful Hurricane Erick has made landfall in Mexico’s western state of Oaxaca. That is according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Early Thursday, the ...

A person removes sand from a boat that was taken offshore preparing for Hurricane Erick after the storm near Puerto Escondido, Mexico, June 19, 2025.

PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) — Southern Mexico’s Pacific coast was braced for a Thursday morning impact with the approach of Hurricane Erick, which was upgraded to an “extremely dangerous ...

PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico — Powerful Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca early Thursday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. The hurricane’s center was ...

PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Erick was nearing Mexico’s Pacific coast on Wednesday on a forecast track to bring heavy rain, strong winds, storm surge and possible mudslides to its ...

Erick came ashore down southern Mexico’s Pacific coast in the morning as a Category 3 major hurricane, but it landed between the resort cities of Acapulco and Puerto Escondido.