Mexico
Hurricane Simon, upgraded from a tropical storm, is impacting Mexico's Pacific coastline near Guerrero, Michoacan, Colima, Jalisco, and Nayarit through the weekend, generating deadly rip currents, rogue waves, heavy downpours, and severe risks of flash flooding and mudslides in steep terrain. Stay off the beaches and out of the ocean entirely, check overland road conditions before driving through mountainous or coastal corridors, confirm flight schedules with your airline, and follow all local civil protection or evacuation orders.
Problem: Hurricane Simon is a Category 3 storm with 115 mph winds stalled about 50 miles off Cabo Corrientes on Mexico's west-central Pacific coast, and Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR) will stay closed to all commercial flights today, October 12, until at least Tuesday.
Why it matters: Simon is moving northwest at just 2 to 5 mph and is forecast to turn northeast toward Sinaloa, with up to 30 inches of isolated rainfall threatening Jalisco with catastrophic flash flooding and mudslides, and tropical storm conditions expected on the Sinaloa coast by Tuesday night with potential hurricane conditions by Wednesday.
Advice: Stay sheltered away from the coast and beaches, avoid road travel through flood- and mudslide-prone areas, do not go to the airport without confirming your flight is operating, and rebook through your airline's mobile app using active weather waivers.
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