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Hurricane John is expected to bring dangerous winds, ... Residents stand on a beach ahead of the arrival of Hurrican John, in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca state, Mexico Sept. 23, 2024.
PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (Reuters) -Hurricane John rapidly strengthened to a Category 2 storm on Monday and was expected to intensify further before hitting Mexico's southern Pacific coast in the ...
A jeep pulls a fishing boat towards the Harbour's Master Office after being pulled from the water ahead of the arrival of Hurricane John, in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca state, Mexico Sept. 23, 2024.
John threatened parts of Mexico still recovering from Hurricane Otis the previous year, which underwent a similar rapid intensification phase. Tourists in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, were expected to be evacuated by the Secretariat of Civil Protection (SSPC). [23] Businesses across the city were closed. [24]
John hit land near the town of Punta Maldonado and was also likely to batter nearby tourist hubs Acapulco and Puerto Escondido before weakening inland. The unexpected surge in strength caught scientists, authorities and residents of the area by surprise, something AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Matt Benz attributed to warmer oceans, which add ...
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said that John had "rapidly strengthened” into a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 kph). The storm was located 55 miles (90 kilometers) south of Punta Maldonado. It was moving north at 6 mph (9 kph).
When a tropical storm or hurricane's winds increase by 35 mph or greater in 24 hours or less, it has rapidly intensified. At 9 p.m. on Sunday, local time, John was a tropical depression with 35 ...
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