Image Prompt:
A Category 3 hurricane making landfall on a tropical coastline, with strong winds, heavy rain, and flooding, and dark storm clouds gathering over palm trees and beachside buildings.
Summary
Hurricane Erick hit southern Mexico, bringing widespread destruction and power outages, especially in tourist areas like Puerto Escondido, before weakening into a tropical depression. Erick made landfall as a Category 3 storm, having peaked at Category 4 strength, and was accompanied by another storm, Dalila, which hit Acapulco.
Key Points
- Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico's southern coast as a Category 3 hurricane, causing power outages and damage.
- The hurricane caused flooding, particularly in Puerto Escondido and Acapulco, and was expected to produce life-threatening mudslides and storm surge.
- The storm weakened after landfall and is forecast to dissipate later, having previously reached Category 4 strength with 140mph winds.
- Tropical Storm Dalila caused additional flooding in Acapulco before Erick's landfall.