Hurricane Erick became the first named storm of the 2025 Pacific hurricane season to strike land Thursday, coming ashore near Acapulco, Mexico, as a strong Category 3 hurricane.

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Powerful Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca early Thursday as a major hurricane before moving inland and weakening as it dumped heavy rain, the ...

Hurricane Erick has made landfall in Mexico, threatening to unleash destructive winds, flooding and a storm surge, forecasters said.

The storm's course shift could be welcome relief for residents of storm-battered Acapulco. The city of nearly 1 million was devastated in October 2023 by Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 hurricane that ...

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Powerful Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca early Thursday as a major hurricane before moving inland and weakening to a tropical storm ...

While slightly reduced in power, Erick is still considered a major hurricane as a Category 3, which can carry winds of up to 129 mph.The storm threaded the needle between the resorts of Acapulco ...

ACAPULCO, Mexico — Hurricane Erick powered up into a dangerous Category 3 major hurricane Wednesday evening as it bore down on the southern Mexico coast, threatening to unleash destructive winds ...

ACAPULCO, Mexico — Hurricane Erick rapidly strengthened Wednesday afternoon into a potent Category 2 storm as it churned toward Mexico's southern coast amid warnings it was likely to become a ...

Acapulco residents and remaining tourists have emerged to walk outside or visit the few open businesses as the remnants of Hurricane Erick scraped by just inland of the resort. Erick ...

Forecasters had expected up to 40 centimeters (16 inches) of rain could fall across Oaxaca and Guerrero, with lesser totals in Chiapas, Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco states. The rainfall threatened ...