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Tropical Storm Erick Forms Near Southern Mexico, National Hurricane Center Says
- Tropical Storm Erick formed near southern Mexico on Monday and is forecast to make landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on Thursday.
- Warm ocean waters and favorable winds are causing Erick to intensify rapidly, making it the fifth named storm this season and arriving early.
- Hurricane watches cover Mexico's southwest coast from Punta Maldonado to Puerto Escondido, with heavy rain and strong winds expected in Oaxaca and Guerrero states by Thursday.
- Erick has sustained winds near 40 mph and estimated central pressure around 1,005 MB, with rainfall totals forecasted to reach 8 to 16 inches causing flooding and mudslides.
- Officials urge residents to prepare disaster supplies and finalize hurricane plans due to threats of life-threatening flooding, storm surge, and hazardous surf conditions.
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Canadians warned to avoid parts of Mexico ahead of Hurricane Erick — Risk of ‘violent winds’ and ‘life-threatening flooding’
Canadians are being warned to avoid non-essential travel to the southwestern coast of Mexico from Bahías de Huatulco to Tecpan de Galeana due to Tropical Storm Erick, in a travel advisory updated by the Canadian government. Tropical Storm Erick is predicted to make landfall as a hurricane between Bahías de Huatulco and Tecpan de Galeana on June 19.
The tropical storm 'Erick' was strengthened on the morning of Wednesday, June 18, and now it is Hurricane Category 1; these states will affect.
By CNN Español Erick is moving through the Pacific Ocean as a Category 1 hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) and Mexico's National Meteorological Service reported Wednesday, warning that it could strengthen further before entering Mexican territory. According to the NHC on Wednesday morning, Erick was located 255 km from Puerto Ángel and 440 km from Punta Maldonado, and was moving northwest at 120 km/h. A hurricane warning zone i…
Tropical storm Erick strengthened in hurricane on Wednesday in the Pacific off the coast of southwestern Mexico, said the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) in Miami. ...
Erick will impact as a Category 2 hurricane between the boundaries of Oaxaca and Guerrero next Thursday, as it will intensify at great speed in the coming days due to the high concentration of water vapors and the existing heat content in the Pacific Ocean, which would endanger some areas of those entities, reported yesterday the National Meteorological Service (SMN) and the National Coordination of Civil Protection (CNPC).
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