Hurricane Agatha barreled toward southern Mexico's Pacific coast on Monday, threatening to lash beach resorts in the state of Oaxaca with torrential rains and flooding when it plows ashore later in the day.
A Category 2 storm and the first hurricane to form in the eastern Pacific this year, Agatha was blowing maximum sustained winds of 110 mph into mid-morning, the National Hurricane Center said.
A hurricane warning is in effect from the port of Salina Cruz to Lagunas de Chacahua, the Miami-based NHC said.At 10 a.m. Agatha was about 50 miles southwest of Puerto Angel, and churning northeast at around 8 mph , according to the NHC.
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