Hurricane Erick has made landfall in southern Mexico after rapidly intensifying into a Category 4 storm—the second named hurricane of the 2025 Eastern Pacific season. The powerful system brought destructive winds, flooding threats and mass evacuations, becoming the third major storm to strike the region in recent years.
The storm, which formed earlier in the week, gained significant strength as it moved across the Pacific, with sustained winds surging from 40 mph (64 km/h) to a staggering 140 mph (225 km/h) by Thursday, 19 June. Experts from The Weather Channel reported that Hurricane Erick reached Category 4 status just before landfall, raising alarms across Mexico's coastal areas.
