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CTV News
5 hours ago
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- CTV News
Mexico braces for strong winds and rainfall from Hurricane Erick
Watch Residents in Mexico are being warned to stay indoors as Hurricane Erick makes landfall as a Category 3 storm.
Forbes
7 hours ago
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- Forbes
Category 4 Hurricane Erick Close To Landfall With A Familiar Story
Satellite image of Hurricane Erick on the morning of June 19, 2025. Hurricane Erick is expected to make landfall later this morning. In fact, by the time I finish writing this piece, the eye may have breached the Mexican coastline. At the time of writing around 7 am EDT, the hurricane was rated as a powerful Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph. It was moving towards the region of Acapulco and Puerto Angel at 9 mph Here is the latest information about this major hurricane and expected impacts. Hurricane Erick on the verge of landfall on June 19, 2025. Hurricane Watches and Warnings are up along the Mexican coast. During the early morning hours of June 19, 2025, the National Hurricane Center wrote, 'On the forecast track, the center of Erick is expected to make landfall in the western portion of the Mexican state of Oaxaca or the eastern portion of the Mexican state of Guerrero within the next few hours, and then continue inland over southern Mexico later today.' Though the storm is expected to weaken after landfall, impacts will be felt well inland. Those impacts will include up to a foot or more of rainfall in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero and significant totals in surrounding regions. Dangerous flooding and mudslides, particularly within steep terrain, are likely. Additionally, extreme winds typical of a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) will impact the coasts and regions inland. NHC cautioned, "Wind speeds atop and on the windward sides of hills and mountains are often up to 30 percent stronger than the near-surface winds indicated in this advisory, and in some elevated locations could be even greater." To the right of the eye, life-threatening storm surge will produce coastal flooding, large waves, swells, and rip currents. Expected rainfall from Hurricane Erick. Yesterday morning I warned, 'The forecast ultimately puts Erick at Category 2 level, but I would not rule out slightly higher intensity.' As expected, Hurricane Erick rapidly intensified, which means it gained at least 35 mph of sustained wind speed in less than 24 hours. This is a familiar story with landfalling hurricanes. Meteorologists Chris Dolce, Jon Erdman, and Johnathan Beiles wrote, 'Erick rapidly intensified from a 40 mph tropical storm Tuesday morning to Cat 4 intensity at midnight Thursday morning.' According to The Weather Channel experts, 'Erick may be the first known Cat 4 E. Pacific hurricane to landfall in Mexico prior to October in records dating to the late 1950s.' Because of the physical properties of water, stronger hurricanes are typically not expected until later in the season. However, the sea surface temperatures, wind shear patterns, and moisture have been optimal for Erick's intensification. Studies continue to link warmer ocean temperatures or marine heatwaves to recent rapid intensification. Rapid intensification is problematic because it shortens the window for preparation of such powerful storms. Sea surface temperature anomalies near the Mexican coast are warmer than normal.
The Independent
11 hours ago
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- The Independent
Hurricane Erick strengthens to ‘extremely dangerous' Category 4 as it approaches Mexico
Hurricane Erick has rapidly intensified into a powerful Category 4 storm as it bears down on Mexico's southern Pacific coast, posing a 'potentially destructive' threat, according to forecasters. With maximum sustained winds at 195 kph (121 mph), Erick was located roughly 90 km from Puerto Ángel as of Wednesday evening, and is expected to make landfall early on Thursday. The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) warned the storm could further strengthen before landfall. Erick could become the most intense hurricane to make landfall along Mexico's Pacific coast this early in the season. It's also the first to make landfall in the season, which runs from May to November. The NHC has warned the hurricane could unleash up to 41 cm of rain in Oaxaca and Guerrero, raising fears of flash floods and landslides. In response, Mexican authorities have activated more than 500 shelters and deployed over 18,000 first responders across both states. Late Wednesday, Erick's projected path crept south, closer to the resort city of Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca state, and centered on a sparsely populated stretch of coastline between the Oaxacan resort and Acapulco to the northwest. President Claudia Sheinbaum said in a video message Wednesday night that all activities in the region were suspended. She urged people in flood-prone areas to 'stay in their homes or to move to shelters'. Guerrero's governor, Evelyn Salgado, announced the suspension of schools and transport in Acapulco and coastal communities ahead of the storm's arrival. Acapulco's port closed Tuesday evening. Salgado said 582 shelters were set to receive people who might evacuate their homes. Waves were crashing onto the esplanade in Puerto Escondido by nightfall, swamping wooden fishing boats that had been pulled up there for safety. The beach disappeared under pounding waves and the rising tide had already reached the interiors of some waterfront restaurants. Last-minute purchases ended at nightfall as stores closed and the streets emptied. Earlier in the day, fishermen in Puerto Escondido pulled their boats out of the water ahead of the storm's arrival. Some surfers continued to ride waves at the Zicatela beach, even with red flags up to warn people to stay out of the water. The city of nearly 1 million was devastated in October 2023 by Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 hurricane that rapidly intensified and caught many unprepared. At least 52 people died in Otis and the storm severely damaged almost all of the resort's hotels. Elsewhere, workers nailed sheets of plywood over shop windows and stacked sandbags outside doorways. Cars lined up to fill their tanks and shoppers made last-minute purchases before rushing home. In Acapulco on Wednesday, there was a strong presence of National Guard and police in the streets, but most visible were trucks from the national power company. Crews worked to clear drainage canals and brush. Forecasters said Erick was expected to lash Mexico's Pacific coast with heavy rain, strong winds and a fierce storm surge. Rains of up to 16 inches (40 centimetres) could fall across the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero, with lesser totals in Chiapas, Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco states, the center's advisory said. The rainfall threatened flooding and mudslides, especially in areas with steep terrain. A hurricane warning was in effect from Acapulco to Puerto Ángel. A hurricane warning means hurricane conditions are expected in the area, and preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion, according to the hurricane center advisory. Ms Sheinbaum warned in her daily briefing that those in the hurricane's path should heed government instructions and wait out the storm in their homes or designated shelters. Having doubled in strength in less than a day, Erick was churning through an ideal environment for quick intensification. Last year, there were 34 incidents of rapid intensification — when a storm gains at least 35 mph in 24 hours — which is about twice as many as average and causes problems with forecasting, according to the hurricane center. Once again, forecasters are predicting an above-average hurricane season in the Atlantic, with between eight and 11 hurricanes, and four to six of those reaching major hurricane status.
Reuters
a day ago
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- Reuters
Erick becomes a hurricane off Mexico's Pacific Coast
MEXICO CITY, June 18 (Reuters) - Erick intensified into a hurricane off Mexico's Pacific Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday. Erick is expected to be the first hurricane to make landfall in Mexico this season, and would bring "life-threatening flash floods to portions of southern Mexico later tonight and Thursday", the NHC said in a report.
Bloomberg
12-06-2025
- Climate
- Bloomberg
Wutip Forecast to Hit Hainan as Severe Tropical Storm on Friday
Tropical Storm Wutip is continuing to track toward Hainan Island in southern China, and is expected to make landfall on Friday short of the typhoon-strength intensity previously forecast. Wutip is currently about 155 kilometers (96 miles) southeast of Sanya city on Hainan, according to an advisory from Chinese weather authorities. The system is expected to strengthen into a severe tropical storm in the early hours of Friday, fueled by the very warm waters of the South China Sea.
