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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 ...
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.
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 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.
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.
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).
Residents stand on a beach ahead of the arrival of Hurrican John, in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca state, Mexico Sept. 23, 2024.
John was barreling forward as a Category 2 hurricane Monday afternoon, but was forecast to continue strengthening possibly into a major Category 4 storm before making landfall Tuesday. John’s forecast path continued shifting so the point of landfall remained uncertain.