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Erick, the strongest hurricane to hit Mexico so early in the year, triggers deadly flooding

Headline from KRDO, on the newest of 2 developments

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Hurricane Erick slammed into Mexico’s Oaxaca state as a dangerous Category 3 storm Thursday morning,

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Erick strengthens into a Category 3 major hurricane approaching Mexico’s coast

    Headline from Anchorage Daily News ·

  2. Newest

    Erick, the strongest hurricane to hit Mexico so early in the year, triggers deadly flooding

    Headline from KRDO ·

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Erick strengthens into a Category 3 major hurricane approaching Mexico’s coast (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Hurricane Erick has swiftly intensified into a dangerous Category 3 major hurricane as it closes in on the southern coast of Mexico.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Hurricane Erick approaches Pacific coast, threatens Mexico with flooding (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Erick is expected to rapidly intensify and reach major hurricane strength as it approaches Mexico’s coast.

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Comments on: Hurricane Erick threatens Mexico’s Pacific Coast, rapid strengthening expected (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Hurricane Erick threatens Mexico’s Pacific Coast, rapid strengthening expected | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    MEXICO CITY >> Erick strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific Coast today and may intensify into a major hurricane before its landfall, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

  5. The Boston Globe

    Hurricane Erick strengthens to a Category 2 storm as it nears Mexico’s Pacific coast (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Forecasters said Erick was expected over the coming hours to lash Mexico’s Pacific coast with heavy rain, strong winds and a fierce storm surge

  6. New York Post

    Hurricane Erick expected to bring life-threatening flash flooding, possible mudslides to southern Mexico (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Hurricane Erick formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday morning about 160 miles south-southeast of Puerto Angel, Mexico, and is expected to rapidly intensify before making landfall, accord…

  7. PBS NewsHour

    Hurricane Erick threatens to bring flooding and mudslides to Mexico's Pacific coast (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Up to 20 inches of rain could fall across the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero.

  8. The Garden Island

    Hurricane Erick strengthens to Category 3 off Mexico’s Pacific Coast (opens The Garden Island)

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    The Garden Island's feed description

    Hurricane Erick strengthens to Category 3 off Mexico’s Pacific Coast – News | The Garden Island

  9. The World from PRX

    Hurricane Erick makes landfall in Mexico (opens The World from PRX)

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    The World from PRX's feed description

    Hurricane Erick hit the western Mexican state of Oaxaca this morning as a Category 3 storm with winds of up to 125 miles per hour. It missed the busy resort areas of Acapulco and Puerto Escondido, instead hitting land in the sparsely populated agricultural areas and low-lying fishing villages.

  10. KRDO

    Erick, the strongest hurricane to hit Mexico so early in the year, triggers deadly flooding (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Hurricane Erick slammed into Mexico’s Oaxaca state as a dangerous Category 3 storm Thursday morning,

  11. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Comments on: Major Hurricane Erick hits Mexico’s Pacific coast (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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  12. KRDO

    Erick makes landfall as a Category 3 hurricane, the strongest to hit Mexico so early in the year (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Hurricane Erick slammed into Mexico’s Oaxaca state as a dangerous Category 3 storm Thursday morning,

  13. Anchorage Daily News

    Erick weakens after making landfall in southern Mexico as a Category 3 hurricane (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The storm threatened to unleash destructive winds near where the eye crashes ashore, flash floods and a dangerous storm surge, forecasters said.

  14. PBS NewsHour

    News Wrap: Hurricane Erick touches down in southern Mexico (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    In our news wrap Thursday, Hurricane Erick is making its way inland across southern Mexico, stifling heat stretches across much of the U.S., Spain rejected a NATO proposal that calls on member nations to commit more to defense spending, President Trump signed an executive order allowing TikTok to co…

  15. New York Post

    Hurricane Erick makes landfall in Mexico as Category 3 storm with destructive winds, flooding rain (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Mexican government issued Hurricane Warnings from Acapulco to Puerto Angel, with various tropical alerts also in effect to the north and south of those Hurricane Warnings.

  16. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Erick makes landfall as a Category 3 hurricane, the strongest to hit Mexico so early in the year | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Hurricane Erick slammed into Mexico’s Oaxaca state as a dangerous Category 3 storm Thursday morning,

  17. NPR

    Erick is an 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 hurricane near Mexico's Pacific coast (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The major storm threatens to unleash destructive winds near where the eye crashes ashore, flash floods and a dangerous storm surge, forecasters said.

  18. New York Post

    Erick upgraded to an ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 hurricane, forecasters say (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Southern Mexico’s Pacific coast was braced for a Thursday morning impact with the approach of Hurricane Erick, which was upgraded to an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 early Thursday, the US Natio…

  19. The Boston Globe

    Erick makes landfall in southern Mexico as a Category 3 hurricane (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The storm was downgraded slightly before making landfall, from a powerful Category 4 to a Category 3, and had a maximum sustained winds at 125 mph.

  20. Al Jazeera

    Hurricane Erick upgraded to Category 4 storm as it approaches Mexico (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The United States National Hurricane Center has warned of the risk of ‘life-threatening flooding and mudslides’.

  21. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Major Hurricane Erick hits Mexico’s Pacific coast | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    MEXICO CITY >> Erick made landfall on the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico as a major Category 3 hurricane today, potentially bringing intense rains and life-threatening floods and mudslides.

  22. CBS News

    Hurricane Erick makes landfall in western Mexico as Category 3 storm (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Hurricane Erick made landfall in western Mexico as a Category 3 storm.

  23. CNN

    Video: Erick makes landfall as Category 3 hurricane in Mexico (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Hurricane Erick slammed into Mexico’s Oaxaca state as a dangerous Category 3 storm Thursday morning, unleashing powerful winds along the coast and spreading heavy rain over the region.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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