Climate
Hurricane Simon pounds Mexico's Pacific coast as Category 4 storm
October 11, 2026 at 08:33 PM · Updated 5d ago
4 reports · 2 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 13 hours
CNCNN
Hurricane Simon skirts Mexico’s Pacific coast as beachside communities and tourist areas prepare for impacts
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AJAl Jazeera English
Mexican president urges residents to shelter as Hurricane Simon approaches
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يواليوم السابع
المركز الوطني للأعاصير الأمريكي يُحذر من اقتراب إعصار سيمون من ساحل المكسيك
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يواليوم السابع
إغلاق مطارين دوليين فى المكسيك مع إعصار سيمون من سواحلها.. فيديو
(opens the publisher’s site)Category 4 Hurricane Simon has churned along Mexico's Pacific coast, prompting President Claudia Sheinbaum to urge residents of four states to shelter.
- Hurricane Simon reached Category 4 strength on Saturday, with sustained winds of at least 240 km/h off Jalisco state.
- Sheinbaum urged residents of coastal municipalities in Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit and Michoacan to remain sheltered until authorities declare the danger passed.
- Authorities closed the Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo international airports and suspended all commercial flights through Sunday.
- The US National Hurricane Center warned of up to 41 cm of additional rainfall, with flood and landslide risk in higher terrain.
- Simon changed course and is expected to stay offshore through Monday, although forecast models remain split on whether it will move inland.
- Heavy rain from the storm caused flooding in Manzanillo and left some areas without power.