Puerto Vallarta Boards up as Hurricane Simon Hits Category 4 Strength
The National Hurricane Center said Simon’s winds reached 150 mph as officials warned of up to 30 inches of rain and dangerous flooding.
- Hurricane Simon strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm with 150-mph winds and is expected to make landfall early Sunday on Mexico's southwestern coast near Puerto Vallarta.
- Jalisco state suspended classes on Friday and Monday in 22 coastal municipalities and began evacuating dozens of residents from at-risk areas as the storm approached.
- Forecasters warn the storm could bring up to 30 inches of rain to parts of Michoacan, Colima, and Jalisco, producing life-threatening flooding and mudslides in areas with steep terrain.
- Convenience stores, hotels, and other businesses in Puerto Vallarta boarded up windows Saturday morning, while the tourism sector worked to ensure workers and visitors remained in safe zones.
- The National Hurricane Center expects Simon "to be near or just inland" of Mexico's west-central coast on Sunday, with destructive waves and a dangerous storm surge accompanying the system's arrival.
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The National Water Commission (Conagua) reported on Saturday morning that Hurricane Simón has already intensified to category 4 in its approach to the coasts of the Mexican Pacific. Civil Protection foresees that the cyclone will continue to climb its intensity in the coming hours and indicates that it could touch land on Sunday morning between the municipalities of La Huerta and Tomatlan, near the coast of Jalisco. The Government of Mexico has …
Cyclone Simón intensifies to category 4, threatening the central-western coast of Mexico with winds of 240 km/h.Authorities evacuate risk areas and suspend classes in Jalisco for rains that will cause floods and landslides.
Forecasts indicate that Simon will hit either category 4 hurricane or maximum 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Puerto Vallarta boards up as powerful Hurricane Simon approaches Mexico
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA shows Hurricane Simon in the Pacific on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration via AP)
The forecasts indicate that Simon will impact as hurricane category 4 or the maximum 5 on the scale of Saffir-Simpson. In Puerto Vallarta, the sky remained cloudy and the waves were still not very agitated. Among the inhabitants the calm prevailed, a team of the AFP found. This coastal city is favored by its location in a bay and the presence of mountains that attenuate the strength of the cyclones. Traders placed sacks with sand and covered doo…
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