H urricane Erick became the first named storm of the 2025 Pacific hurricane season to strike land Thursday, coming ashore near Acapulco, Mexico, as a strong Category 3 hurricane.

Tourists stroll along the beach shore before the arrival of Hurricane Erick, in Acapulco, Mexico, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Credit: AP. By The Associated PressUpdated June 18, 2025 7:57 pm.

Forecasters had expected up to 40 centimeters (16 inches) of rain could fall across Oaxaca and Guerrero, with lesser totals in Chiapas, Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco states. The rainfall threatened ...

ACAPULCO, Mexico — Powerful Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca early Thursday as a major hurricane before moving inland and weakening to a tropical storm as it ...

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) -- Hurricane Erick rapidly strengthened Wednesday afternoon into a potent Category 2 storm as it churned toward Mexico's southern coast amid warnings it was likely to become ...

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 ...

ACAPULCO, Mexico -- Authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers Friday as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick doused the region.

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 ...