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Amazon S3 on MSNHurricane Erick Slams Oaxaca—Locals Stunned by Flooding
Hurricane Erick struck Mexico’s Pacific coast as a fierce Category 3 storm, tearing through Oaxaca with powerful winds and flooding. Streets in Puerto Escondido were submerged, boats destroyed, and power lines knocked out.
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Erick is early in the year, and the deep water it would churn up is cooler and doesn't fuel rapid intensification. Even so, the surface water is plenty hot enough, said MIT hurricane scientist ...
Hurricane Erick has made landfall along the western coast of Mexico east of Acapulco as a Category 3 storm. Maximum sustained winds were 125 mph, dropping from 140 mph only hours earlier.
Erick once had Category 4 strength The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Erick was centered about 155 kilometers (95 miles) north-northwest of Acapulco Thursday night.
Erick, an otherwise run-of-the-mill hurricane that’s strong but not unusual, gained 50 mph in just 18 hours and was still powering up as it neared the coast.
MIAMI (AP) — Erin became a Category 3 hurricane in the Caribbean early Saturday and is expected to strengthen further during the day, the National Hurricane Center reported. The storm is currently 170 miles (275 kilometers) northeast of Anguilla with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kph). It is moving west-northwest at 20 mph (31 kph).