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 ...

Erick came ashore down southern Mexico's Pacific coast Thursday morning as a Category 3 major hurricane. It landed between the resort cities of Acapulco and Puerto Escondido.

It was moving northwest at 12 mph (19 kph), the hurricane center said. The storm was downgraded slightly before making landfall, from a powerful Category 4 to a Category 3.

Six hours later, Erick made landfall in extreme western Oaxaca state east of Punta Maldonado as a Category 3 with 125 mph winds, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico as a major Category 3 storm on Thursday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm landed in western Oaxaca, Mexico, just east of Punta ...

Hurricane Erick has made landfall in the western part of Oaxaca state in Mexico. Earlier, forecasters upgraded Erick to an "extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane before lowering it to a ...

Hurricane Erick has made landfall in the western part of Oaxaca state in Mexico. Earlier, forecasters upgraded Erick to an "extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane before lowering it to a ...

It was moving northwest at 9 mph (15 kph), the hurricane center said. The storm was downgraded slightly before making landfall, from a powerful Category 4 to a Category 3.

READ MORE: Hurricane Erick threatens to bring flooding and mudslides to Mexico’s Pacific coast The storm was downgraded slightly before making landfall, from a powerful Category 4 to a Category 3.

Powerful Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca early Thursday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. The hurricane's center was located about 20 miles east of ...