Hurricane Simon Roars Toward Mexico With 150 mph Winds as Jalisco Orders Evacuations
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Updated · The Seattle Times · Oct 11
Hurricane Simon Roars Toward Mexico With 150 mph Winds as Jalisco Orders Evacuations
3 articles · Updated · The Seattle Times · Oct 11
Summary
150 mph Hurricane Simon strengthened into a Category 4 storm Saturday and was forecast to be near or just inland of Mexico’s west-central coast on Sunday.
The National Hurricane Center warned the storm could dump 10 to 20 inches of rain, with isolated totals up to 30 inches in Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco, triggering life-threatening flooding and mudslides.
Jalisco suspended classes Friday and Monday in 22 coastal municipalities, evacuated dozens from high-risk areas and told Puerto Vallarta’s tourism sector to move workers and visitors into shelters or safe zones.
Puerto Vallarta businesses boarded up windows as tropical-storm conditions were expected Saturday afternoon, while forecasters also warned of dangerous storm surge and destructive waves near and east of landfall.