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 ...

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.