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Eastern Pacific hurricane in 2026
Hurricane Simon is a tropical cyclone currently affecting Southwestern Mexico. The twenty-first named storm, eleventh hurricane, and ninth major hurricane of the extremely active 2026 Pacific hurricane season, Simon formed on October 7 from an area of low pressure south of Mexico.
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Artemis.bm frames Simon mainly as a catastrophe bond trigger, while AccuWeather frames it as an imminent life-safety disaster for Mexico.
As Hurricane Simon moves slowly near the coast, heavy rain, gusty winds and storm surge will continue in western Mexico. Tropical moisture will reach the US this week.
MANZANILLO, Mexico Oct 11 - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum urged residents along the country's Pacific coast to remain indoors on Sunday as powerful Hurricane Simon approached Mexico's west-central coast, threatening destructive winds, dangerous storm surges and potentially deadly flooding. Read more at…