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Hurricane Simon nears Mexico with 155 mph winds and flooding fears

Oct 11, 2026 · The Associated Press

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Hurricane Simon nears Mexico with 155 mph winds and flooding fears
Workers place sandbags outside a restaurant as Hurricane Simon approaches Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.
Workers place sandbags outside a restaurant as Hurricane Simon approaches Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.

The eye of Hurricane Simon was just off the Pacific coast of Mexico early Sunday and was expected to move inland later in the day as an extremely powerful storm.

(Image credit: Fernando Llano)

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