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Near and just east of where the eye moved ashore in south-central Mexico, a storm surge of 6-10 feet likely occurred. ... At 9 p.m. on Monday, John was a 120-mph hurricane and had increased by 85 ...
The center said that Hurricane John is expected to bring "possibly catastrophic, life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides" to coastal parts of Chiapas, Oaxaca and southeast Guerrero.
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.
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). Shortly before the hurricane hit, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said “life-threatening” and storm surges and flash floods were already ravaging the Pacific coast near Oaxaca.
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.
MARQUELIA, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane John fell apart as quickly as it formed but left destruction along Mexico's southern Pacific coast Tuesday, including deadly mudslides and flooding that may linger for days. John was a Category 3 hurricane when it made landfall late Monday night near the town of Punta Maldonado, with winds of 120 mph (190 kph).
Hurricane John was located 55 miles (89 km) south of Punta Maldonado, in Mexico's Guerrero state, and blowing winds near 100 mph (160.9 kph) with higher gusts, the NHC said.
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.