Hurricane Erick threatens 2m with catastrophic conditions as Category 3 storm makes landfall

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Hurricane Erick threatens 2m with catastrophic conditions as Category 3 storm makes landfall

Daily Mail
By STACY LIBERATORE
19 June 2025



More than two million people are in the path of a powerful Category 3 hurricane that has made landfall in western Mexico.

Hurricane Erick hit over southwest Mexico, primarily the western part of Oaxaca and the eastern part of Guerrero, at around 7:50am ET, unleashing 125-mile-per-hour winds.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a warning from Acapulco to Puerto Angel, saying Erick will produce rainfall totals of 8 to 12 inches, with maximum totals of 16 inches.

'This rainfall will lead to life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain,' NHC said in a Thursday morning alert.

'A dangerous, life-threatening storm surge is expected to produce coastal flooding near and to the east of where the center crosses the coast, in areas of onshore winds,' the alert continued. 'Large and destructive waves will accompany the surge.'

Floods washed into Huatulco and Oaxaca, hours before Erick made landfall, with videos showing cars and homes filled with water.

The center of Erick is expected to move inland over southern Mexico throughout the day, according to the NHC.

President Claudia Sheinbaum said in a video message Wednesday night that all activities in the region were suspended, and she urged people to stay in their homes or to move to shelters if they lived in low-lying areas. 

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Pretty early for a major EPAC storm.   Segment has been fairly quiet the past few years versus norm, and in fact there were time even during peak last year when it was tough to make out a discernible ITCZ at 10-15 N.