Overview

• The National Hurricane Center reported that Erick’s maximum sustained winds remain at 140 mph as the eye approaches the Guerrero–Oaxaca border.
• A hurricane warning is active from Acapulco to Puerto Angel as forecasters track the storm’s projected path.
• Meteorologists noted that Erick strengthened from a 40 mph tropical storm to a major hurricane in under 24 hours.
• Authorities anticipate up to 16 inches of rain in Oaxaca and Guerrero, raising the risk of life-threatening floods and mudslides in mountainous areas.
• Mexican officials have opened emergency shelters and begun evacuating tourists and residents from affected beach destinations.