At least 1 dead after Hurricane Erick slammed Mexico, storm's remnants remain a flooding threat
A 1-year-old drowned in a swollen river near the city of San Marcos, Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said during a Friday news conference.
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PUNTA MALDONADO, Mexico – Hurricane Erick left at least one dead as it lashed communities along the southwestern coast of Mexico on Thursday with destructive wind and torrential rain following landfall as a major Category 3 storm.
A 1-year-old drowned in a swollen river near the city of San Marcos, Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said during a Friday news conference.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Erick came onshore in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca near Santiago Pinotepa Nacional around 5:30 a.m. CST as a powerful storm with peak winds of 125 mph. By Thursday evening, Erick had plowed inland and had weakened to a tropical depression.
![Residents try to drain water out of their houses following the passage of Hurricane Erick in Bahia Principal, Puerto Escondido, state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on June 19, 2025. Erick, a category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5, made landfall in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (west) on the Pacific coast, the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFP via Getty Images)]()
Image 1 of 13Residents try to drain water out of their houses following the passage of Hurricane Erick in Bahia Principal, Puerto Escondido, state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on June 19, 2025. Erick, a category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5, made landfall in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (west) on the Pacific coast, the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
![View of a lifeguard station toppled following the passage of Hurricane Erick in Bahia Principal, Puerto Escondido, state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on June 19, 2025. Erick, a category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5, made landfall in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (west) on the Pacific coast, the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFP via Getty Images)]()
Image 2 of 13View of a lifeguard station toppled following the passage of Hurricane Erick in Bahia Principal, Puerto Escondido, state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on June 19, 2025. Erick, a category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5, made landfall in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (west) on the Pacific coast, the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
![Mexican Navy members help with cleansing tasks following the passage of Hurricane Erick in Bahia Principal, Puerto Escondido, state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on June 19, 2025. Erick, a category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5, made landfall in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (west) on the Pacific coast, the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFP via Getty Images)]()
Image 3 of 13Mexican Navy members help with cleansing tasks following the passage of Hurricane Erick in Bahia Principal, Puerto Escondido, state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on June 19, 2025. Erick, a category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5, made landfall in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (west) on the Pacific coast, the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
![Locals look at damages following the passage of Hurricane Erick in Bahia Principal, Puerto Escondido, state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on June 19, 2025. Erick, a category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5, made landfall in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (west) on the Pacific coast, the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFP via Getty Images)]()
Image 4 of 13Locals look at damages following the passage of Hurricane Erick in Bahia Principal, Puerto Escondido, state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on June 19, 2025. Erick, a category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5, made landfall in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (west) on the Pacific coast, the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
![Mexican Navy members help with cleansing tasks following the passage of Hurricane Erick in Bahia Principal, Puerto Escondido, state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on June 19, 2025. Erick, a category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5, made landfall in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (west) on the Pacific coast, the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFP via Getty Images)]()
Image 5 of 13Mexican Navy members help with cleansing tasks following the passage of Hurricane Erick in Bahia Principal, Puerto Escondido, state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on June 19, 2025. Erick, a category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5, made landfall in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (west) on the Pacific coast, the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
![A man checks damages following the passage of Hurricane Erick in Bahia Principal, Puerto Escondido, state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on June 19, 2025. Erick, a category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5, made landfall in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (west) on the Pacific coast, the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFP via Getty Images)]()
Image 6 of 13A man checks damages following the passage of Hurricane Erick in Bahia Principal, Puerto Escondido, state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on June 19, 2025. Erick, a category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5, made landfall in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (west) on the Pacific coast, the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
![Locals walk amid debris following the passage of Hurricane Erick in Bahia Principal, Puerto Escondido, state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on June 19, 2025. Erick, a category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5, made landfall in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (west) on the Pacific coast, the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFP via Getty Images)]()
Image 7 of 13Locals walk amid debris following the passage of Hurricane Erick in Bahia Principal, Puerto Escondido, state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on June 19, 2025. Erick, a category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5, made landfall in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (west) on the Pacific coast, the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
![Residents walk past damages caused by Hurricane Erick in Bahia Principal, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca on June 19, 2025. Erick, a category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5, made landfall in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (west) on the Pacific coast, the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFP via Getty Images)]()
Image 8 of 13Residents walk past damages caused by Hurricane Erick in Bahia Principal, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca on June 19, 2025. Erick, a category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5, made landfall in the Mexican state of Oaxaca (west) on the Pacific coast, the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
![This frame grab from AFPTV video footage shows the beach of the popular tourist town of Puerto Escondido as Hurricane Erick approaches Mexico's Pacific coast as a powerful Category 3 storm in Oaxaca state, Mexico on June 18, 2025. Hurricane Erick barreled down on Mexico's Pacific coast Wednesday having strengthened to a powerful Category 3 storm, the US National Hurricane Center said, warning of potentially deadly floods. (Photo by Carlo ECHEGOYEN / AFPTV / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images)]()
Image 9 of 13This frame grab from AFPTV video footage shows the beach of the popular tourist town of Puerto Escondido as Hurricane Erick approaches Mexico's Pacific coast as a powerful Category 3 storm in Oaxaca state, Mexico on June 18, 2025. Hurricane Erick barreled down on Mexico's Pacific coast Wednesday having strengthened to a powerful Category 3 storm, the US National Hurricane Center said, warning of potentially deadly floods. (Photo by Carlo ECHEGOYEN / AFPTV / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
![This frame grab from AFPTV video footage shows the popular tourist town of Puerto Escondido as Hurricane Erick approaches Mexico's Pacific coast as a powerful Category 3 storm in Oaxaca state, Mexico on June 18, 2025. Hurricane Erick barreled down on Mexico's Pacific coast Wednesday having strengthened to a powerful Category 3 storm, the US National Hurricane Center said, warning of potentially deadly floods. (Photo by Carlo ECHEGOYEN / AFPTV / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images)]()
Image 10 of 13This frame grab from AFPTV video footage shows the popular tourist town of Puerto Escondido as Hurricane Erick approaches Mexico's Pacific coast as a powerful Category 3 storm in Oaxaca state, Mexico on June 18, 2025. Hurricane Erick barreled down on Mexico's Pacific coast Wednesday having strengthened to a powerful Category 3 storm, the US National Hurricane Center said, warning of potentially deadly floods. (Photo by Carlo ECHEGOYEN / AFPTV / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
![This frame grab from AFPTV video footage shows the popular tourist town of Puerto Escondido as Hurricane Erick approaches Mexico's Pacific coast as a powerful Category 3 storm in Oaxaca state, Mexico on June 18, 2025. Hurricane Erick barreled down on Mexico's Pacific coast Wednesday having strengthened to a powerful Category 3 storm, the US National Hurricane Center said, warning of potentially deadly floods. (Photo by Carlo ECHEGOYEN / AFPTV / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images)]()
Image 11 of 13This frame grab from AFPTV video footage shows the popular tourist town of Puerto Escondido as Hurricane Erick approaches Mexico's Pacific coast as a powerful Category 3 storm in Oaxaca state, Mexico on June 18, 2025. Hurricane Erick barreled down on Mexico's Pacific coast Wednesday having strengthened to a powerful Category 3 storm, the US National Hurricane Center said, warning of potentially deadly floods. (Photo by Carlo ECHEGOYEN / AFPTV / AFP) (Photo by CARLO ECHEGOYEN/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
![People arrive at a school set up as a temporary shelter before Hurricane Erick hits Acapulco in Guerrero State, Mexico, on June 18, 2025. Hurricane Erick has strengthened to a powerful Category 3 storm as it barrels down on Mexico's Pacific coast, the US National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. Now a major hurricane, Erick is expected to bring "potentially destructive winds and life-threatening flash floods to portions of southern Mexico" late Wednesday and Thursday, it said. (Photo by Francisco Robles / AFP) (Photo by FRANCISCO ROBLES/AFP via Getty Images)]()
Image 12 of 13People arrive at a school set up as a temporary shelter before Hurricane Erick hits Acapulco in Guerrero State, Mexico, on June 18, 2025. Hurricane Erick has strengthened to a powerful Category 3 storm as it barrels down on Mexico's Pacific coast, the US National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. Now a major hurricane, Erick is expected to bring "potentially destructive winds and life-threatening flash floods to portions of southern Mexico" late Wednesday and Thursday, it said. (Photo by Francisco Robles / AFP) (Photo by FRANCISCO ROBLES/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
![Businesses board up their properties before Hurricane Erick hits Acapulco in Guerrero State, Mexico, on June 18, 2025. Hurricane Erick has strengthened to a powerful Category 3 storm as it barrels down on Mexico's Pacific coast, the US National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. Now a major hurricane, Erick is expected to bring "potentially destructive winds and life-threatening flash floods to portions of southern Mexico" late Wednesday and Thursday, it said. (Photo by Francisco Robles / AFP) (Photo by FRANCISCO ROBLES/AFP via Getty Images)]()
Image 13 of 13Businesses board up their properties before Hurricane Erick hits Acapulco in Guerrero State, Mexico, on June 18, 2025. Hurricane Erick has strengthened to a powerful Category 3 storm as it barrels down on Mexico's Pacific coast, the US National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. Now a major hurricane, Erick is expected to bring "potentially destructive winds and life-threatening flash floods to portions of southern Mexico" late Wednesday and Thursday, it said. (Photo by Francisco Robles / AFP) (Photo by FRANCISCO ROBLES/AFP via Getty Images) ( )
However, local officials and the NHC warned residents to not let their guard down as torrential rain and wind are expected to continue, and that will likely lead to flash flooding and landslides.
Dangerous conditions are also likely to persist along the coast where a potentially life-threatening storm surge combined with large, destructive waves pound the region.
This graphic shows the information regarding Hurricane Erick's landfall in Mexico on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
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Erick made history as the earliest major hurricane (Category 3 or greater) landfall in Mexico since records began, and that includes both the Atlantic and Pacific basins.
The monster storm started to rapidly intensify Wednesday and eventually reached Category 4 strength with winds of 145 mph as it scraped the coast before making its official landfall Thursday morning.
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Watch: Hurricane Erick produces powerful winds, torrential rain in Mexico
A video shared from Mexico shows torrential rain falling and destructive winds blowing through the trees as Hurricane Erick approached on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo took to social media Wednesday night where she announced that all activities had been suspended across the region and urged residents to stay home or move into shelters if living in low-lying areas.
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Hurricane Erick made landfall in southwestern Mexico on Thursday morning, and a video shows conditions in Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, as the storm approached.
At a news conference on Thursday, she thanked the public for heeding that advice and asked that they continue to listen to instructions from local officials.
Sheinbaum Pardo also said she had been in contact with the Navy, who was in the area and was expecting an update on conditions "in a few hours."
Guerrero state Gov. Evelyn Salgado Pineda echoed that and said residents needed to remain on alert due to anticipated damage to homes, businesses and infrastructure.
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A video shared from Puerto Escondido, Mexico, shows trees swaying in the wind as Hurricane Erick approached on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
Pineda said 21 shelters had been opened for residents, and as of Thursday morning nearly 1,300 people had taken advantage of the protection and care there.
Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission said it had deployed specialized technical personnel to address power outages across the region and would begin to make repairs when conditions were safe enough to do so.
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FILE VIDEO - Hurricane Otis became the strongest landfalling cyclone along Mexico’s Pacific coastline. The hurricane had sustained winds around 165 mph, making it Category 5 cyclone when it impacted areas around Acapulco.
Being a major hurricane, Erick will set the record for being the strongest June cyclone to make landfall along Mexico's Pacific coast, triggering some memories of Hurricane Otis in 2023.
Otis was the strongest hurricane to ever impact Acapulco, with sustained winds of 165 mph, but due to the cyclone's unpredictable nature, many were caught off guard by its fury.
Mexican authorities reported more than 50 deaths and damage estimates that eclipsed $10 billion from the late-season disaster.