Hurricane Simon Weakens to Category 1 Off Coast of Mexico

Hurricane Simon weakened to a Category 1 storm as it drifted southwestward off the coast of Mexico, UPI reported. The National Hurricane Center stated that the storm had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. As reported earlier by A News and Latest news from Azerbaijan, Simon had previously downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane off the Pacific coast. [1][3][5]

Modern Ghana reported that Hurricane Simon battered the coast of Jalisco, Mexico. CBS News reported that the tropical system hit western Mexico, while IraqiNews noted that the storm was creeping along the Pacific coast. ABC News and CBS News both report that tropical systems involving Simon have caused flood-related deaths. [2][4][6][7]

Discrepancies exist across news outlets regarding the casualty count. IraqiNews reported one death, while CBS News and ABC News both report that the death toll reached six, with ABC News noting that the fatalities were linked to floods from the remnants of Hurricane Simon and Rachel. As FTMQ News reported earlier, previous updates indicated five people had died and six were missing, with rescue operations deployed in Baja California and Guerrero. [4][6][7][10]

Hurricane Simon is the twenty-first named storm, eleventh hurricane, and ninth major hurricane of the 2026 Pacific hurricane season. As FTMQ News reported earlier, the storm initially formed on October 7 and previously lashed coastal towns with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph as a Category 2 hurricane. [8][9]

According to UPI, the National Hurricane Center expects the storm to move slowly and erratically through Thursday night. A turn toward the north or north-northwest is forecast to begin by Friday, with further weakening expected after possible intensity fluctuations. [1]