Hurricane Erick made landfall in southern Mexico on Thursday, June 19, as a Category 3 storm. Forecasters warned the storm's heavy rainfall and strong winds could bring "life-threatening storm surge." ...

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

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Erick has intensified into a Category 3 major hurricane threatening approaching southern Mexico's coast with destructive winds and heavy rain, the U.S ...

PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) — Southern Mexico’s Pacific coast braced for a Thursday morning impact as Hurricane Erick spun toward shore as a powerful Category 3 major hurricane, threatening ...

It was moving northwest at 12 mph (19 kph), the hurricane center said. The storm was downgraded slightly before making landfall, from a powerful Category 4 to a Category 3.

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.

Swiftly strengthening from a Category 1 hurricane hours earlier, Erick had maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (200 kph) by nightfall as it churned offshore about 55 miles (85 kilometers) southwest ...

The storm made landfall around 5:30 a.m. local time June 19 in the town of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, in the state of Oaxaca, as a category 3 major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 ...

Hurricane Erick has swiftly intensified into a dangerous Category 3 major hurricane as it closes in on the southern coast of Mexico. Forecasters at the Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center ...

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