Erick, an otherwise run-of-the-mill hurricane that’s strong but not unusual, gained 50 mph in just 18 hours and was still powering up as it neared the coast.

Erick once had Category 4 strength The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Erick was centered about 95 miles (155 kilometers) north-northwest of Acapulco Thursday night.

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Erick powered up into a Category 3 major hurricane Wednesday evening as it bore down on the southern Mexico coast, threatening to unleash destructive winds ...

ACAPULCO, Mexico — Hurricane Erick rapidly strengthened Wednesday afternoon into a potent Category 2 storm as it churned toward Mexico's southern coast amid warnings it was likely to become a ...

Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico 's western state of Oaxaca early on Thursday after being downgraded slightly to a Category 3 storm, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. While ...

Acapulco residents had braced for Erick's arrival with more preparation and trepidation because of the memory of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Otis two years earlier. The city of nearly 1 ...

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

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Erick rapidly strengthened Wednesday afternoon into a potent Category 2 storm as it churned toward Mexico's southern coast amid warnings it was likely to become ...

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Erick powered up into a Category 3 major hurricane Wednesday evening as it bore down on the southern Mexico coast, threatening to unleash destructive winds ...

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Erick powered up into a Category 3 major hurricane Wednesday evening as it bore down on the southern Mexico coast, threatening to unleash destructive winds ...

ACAPULCO, Mexico — Hurricane Erick rapidly strengthened Wednesday afternoon into a potent Category 2 storm as it churned toward Mexico’s southern coast amid warnings it was likely to become a ...