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What happened with Erick
Hurricane Erick (2025) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2025 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 16, 2025, 234 mi SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 944 mb on June 19, 2025, and made landfall 17 mi W of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico on June 19, 2025 as a Category 3 hurricane (127 mph). It rapidly intensified by 64 mph in 24 hours (to 127 mph on June 19, 2025). The storm lasted 3.3 days and travelled about 779 miles (1,253 km).