Category 3 Hurricane John Set to Slam Mexican Coast
Hurricane John approaches Mexico's Pacific coast, likely to hit Oaxaca as Category 3. Severe winds, rain, and waves expected. Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine may become Tropical Storm Helene near Yucatan.
As the 2024 hurricane season intensifies, Mexico braces for the impact of not one, but two potentially devastating storm systems. Hurricane John, a formidable Category 3 hurricane emerging from the Pacific Ocean, is poised to make landfall on the western coast of Oaxaca on Tuesday, while Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine lurks near the Yucatan Peninsula, threatening to evolve into Tropical Storm Helene.
Hurricane John, currently classified as a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale, is rapidly approaching the Mexican coastline with alarming intensity. The National Meteorological Service (SMN) reports that as of 3:00 p.m. Central Mexico time, John was located a mere 90 kilometers south of Punta Maldonado, Guerrero, and 155 kilometers west-southwest of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca.
