Locals boarded up windows and people raced to board buses out of town, as Hurricane …

What began as a tropical disturbance in the Caribbean Sea on October 2, 2018, went on to graze the Yucatan Peninsula and then strengthen into Hurricane Michael. Later downgraded to a depression, it was dumping heavy rains across the region. The storm continued on its way through the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Willa made landfall on the west coast of Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour.

The deadly hurricane made landfall along the Florida Panhandle Wednesday as … Hurricane Katia hits Mexico while Jose just misses same islands ravaged by Irma ... Hurricane and tropical advisories were dropped for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands as well as Antigua. Associated Press in Mexico City. This image provided by NOAA on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, shows Hurricane Willa in the eastern Pacific, on a path to smash into Mexico's western coast. Update: Hurricane Willa made landfall near 9 pm EDT October 22, 2018, about 50 miles southeast of Mazatlán, Mexico.

Mon 22 Oct 2018 18.27 EDT First published on Mon 22 Oct 2018 12.53 EDT. Hurricane Willa has swept onto Mexico’s Pacific mainland with 120mph (195km/h) winds, hitting beach towns, fishing villages and farms after roaring over an offshore penal colony.

'Strongest Ever' Hurricane Makes Landfall on Mexico's Pacific Coast . Homes and businesses along US 98 are left in devastation by Hurricane Michael on Oct. 12, 2018 in Mexico Beach, Fla. Now it is Florida’s turn. In September, North Carolina took a direct hit from a hurricane.