Hurricane Simon still hitting western Mexico after tropical systems kill 5

October 13, 2026 / 4:47 AM EDT / CBS/AP

Hurricane Simon continued to move slowly up the coast of west-central Mexico early Tuesday bringing wind and flooding rain after tropical weather systems caused five deaths and damage in Pacific coastal towns and resorts.

The eye of the hurricane remained offshore as its outer bands of winds and rain slammed communities between the Sierra Madre and the Pacific Ocean near Puerto Vallarta.

Simon's 90 mph strongest sustained winds made it a Category 1 storm, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said it had technically become a small tropical cyclone. Simon was some 90 miles west of Cabo Corrientes and heading northwest at 3 mph.

"Some additional weakening is forecast over the next day or so, but Simon is forecast to remain a hurricane through midweek and could re-intensify by Wednesday," the hurricane center said. Hurricane-force winds extended outward up to 10 miles from Simon's core and tropical-storm-force winds extended outward up to 45 miles.

Flood advisories were mostly lifted in the southwestern U.S. after the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel caused weekend flooding in Las Vegas.

In Mexico's Baja California state, rescuers on Monday combed parts of the coastal…

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