Hurricane Flossie experienced a period of rapid intensification on Tuesday and is now a Category 3 hurricane as it moves away from the southwestern coast of Mexico, according to the National ...

Erick — the fifth named storm of the 2025 Eastern Pacific hurricane season — made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in southern Mexico's Oaxaca on Thursday before later being downgraded to a ...

Extremely dangerous Hurricane Erick made landfall along Mexico’s southwestern coast as a Category 3 storm on Thursday morning, unleashing destructive winds and torrential rain, leading to life ...

A major hurricane is defined as Category 3 or higher and wind speeds of at least 111 mph. Forecasters said further strengthening is expected and devastating wind damage is possible near where the ...

Severe hurricanes above Category 3 can bring high wind strength, cause “devastating damage,” and lead to power outages lasting up to several weeks, according to NOAA’s National Weather Service.

Erick is the first major hurricane – Category 3 or greater – on record to hit Mexico before July. The hurricane maxed out as a ferocious Category 4 storm with 145 mph winds just off the coast in the ...

Hurricane Iona remained a Category 3 storm well south of the Hawaiian Islands this morning while Tropical Storm Keli continued to track westward far to the southeast of the state, according to the ...

Hurricane Erick has made landfall along the western coast of Mexico as a Category 3 storm. Maximum sustained winds were 125 mph at landfall, dropping from 140 mph only hours earlier.