Hurricane Erick strengthened rapidly into a major Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday as it churned toward Mexico's southern Pacific Coast, where it is expected to make landfall early Thursday, ...

Additionally, Erick is forecast to be near or at major hurricane strength — described by the NHC as Category 3 status or higher — “when it ... Storms are named once they become a tropical storm, ...

Erick becomes one of only a handful of major hurricanes — Category 3 or higher — to strike the region, and the earliest in the year by far to do so, according to historical data from the ...

A major hurricane is a Category 3 or higher storm, with maximum sustained winds of at least 111 mph. By noon June 19, Erick is barely holding on as a hurricane, with maximum sustained winds at 75 ...

Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm with 125 mph winds Thursday.

Hurricane Erick has swiftly intensified into a dangerous Category 3 major hurricane as it closes in on the southern coast of Mexico June 18, 2025 By Fabiola SÁnchez and Luis Alberto Cruz | 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. Hurricane Center said Wednesday ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Hurricane Erick strengthened rapidly into a major Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday as it churned toward Mexico's southern Pacific Coast, where it is expected to make ...

Erick was forecast to reach major hurricane strength late Wednesday near the coast and is then expected to move inland. A major hurricane is defined as Category 3 or higher and wind speeds of at ...