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John reached the Mexican coastline just to the south-southwest of Marquelia around 9:15 p.m. local time on Monday with winds of 120 mph--which is the intensity of a Category 3 hurricane on the ...
Hurricane John was a powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that caused deadly flooding across southern Mexico for several days in September 2024. The eleventh named storm , fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2024 Pacific hurricane season , John originated from a low-pressure area offshore Southern Mexico.
John struck Mexico’s southern coast on Monday night as a Category 3 hurricane after rapidly strengthening in the Pacific, triggering warnings of “life-threatening” floods and mudslides.
Hurricane John headed north with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph Monday afternoon, according to the center. The system is expected to bring 6 to 12 inches of rain with isolated totals around 15 ...
John’s rapid intensification caught authorities off guard as they scrambled to update their guidance to residents and keep pace with the stronger storm. It hit land as a Category 3 hurricane, pummeling a tourist hub of the country's Oaxaca state with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (190 kph).
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.
Hurricane John made landfall on southern Mexico twice after rapidly intensifying to a Category 3 hurricane, causing 29 deaths and an estimated $2.5 billion in damage. The strongest storm of the season was Hurricane Kristy, which became the first Category 5 Pacific hurricane in a non-El Niño year since Celia in 2010. [4]
John, once a Category 3 hurricane, diminished for a time but has since re-formed just offshore in the Pacific. The storm will make an encore visit to Acapulco and much of the same area of the ...