#hurricane erick

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[rjzimmerman]

Hurricane Erick slams into Mexico after rapid intensification. (Heatmap AM)

Hurricane Erick made landfall as a Category 3 storm on Mexico’s Pacific coast yesterday with maximum sustained winds around 125 mph. Damages are reported in Oaxaca and Guerrero. The storm is dissipating now, but it could drop up to 6 inches of rain in some parts of Mexico and trigger life-threatening flooding and mudslides, according to the National Hurricane Center. Erick is the earliest major hurricane to make landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast, and one of the fastest-intensifying storms on record: It strengthen from a tropical storm to a Category 4 storm in just 24 hours, a pattern of rapid intensification that is becoming more common as the Earth warms due to human-caused climate change. As meteorologist and hurricane expert Michael Lowry noted, Mexico’s Pacific coast was “previously unfamiliar with strong hurricanes” but has been battered by epic storms over the last two years. Acapulco is still recovering from Category 5 Hurricane Otis, which struck in late 2023. 

[meteorologistaustenlonek]

What was once Hurricane Erick is now a weakened area of low pressure over the southern Mexico coastline. The National Hurricane Center has issued its last advisory for the storm.

A new area of development to watch just south of what was Erick in the far eastern Pacific.

[climbhighsleeplow]

Thinking of people in this region. Heavy rains and flooding is especially severe for folks in the rural areas who don’t have many resources.

[memenewsdotcom]

Hurricane Erick makes landfall

Hurricane Erick makes landfall

[qupritsuvwix]

Floods expected after Hurricane Erick makes landfall in western Mexico

Hurricane Erick made landfall in the western Mexican state of Oaxaca on Thursday, the US National Hurricane Center said, having weakened to

[jammernews]

Erick upgraded to an 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 hurricane: See path

Hurricane Erick strengthened in the Pacific Ocean and could become a major hurricane before striking Mexico, the National Hurricane Center w

[jammernews]

Hurricane Erick Rapidly Intensifies Ahead Of Mexico Landfall; Major Flooding And Wind Threat

Hurricane warnings extend along Mexico's coast from Acapulco to Puerto Angel ahead of Erick's strike Thursday.

Erick became the Eastern Pacific's second hurricane of the season early Wednesday morning, almost four weeks ahead of the season's average second hurricane pace. The season's fifth storm has historically formed by July 23, based on the 1991-2020 average.