Category 4 Hurricane Simon nears Mexico's Pacific coast; Sheinbaum asks residents of four states to shelter
11 October 2026
Hurricane Simon, a Category 4 storm, approached Mexico's Pacific coast on 11 October 2026 after strengthening on 10 October.
President Claudia Sheinbaum urged coastal residents of Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit and Michoacán to stay sheltered until authorities declare the danger has passed.
Mexico's civil protection agency placed 28 municipalities in Jalisco and Colima under its highest cyclone alert and 93 under a high alert.
The storm's centre was off Colima and south-southeast of Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco.
The US National Hurricane Center warned that heavy rainfall through Monday could trigger life-threatening flooding and mudslides.
Classes were suspended in affected areas and evacuations were under way.
In plain words
Saffir-Simpson scale Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale — A 1-to-5 rating of hurricanes by sustained wind speed; Category 3 and above are major hurricanes.