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Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico’s Pacific coast

ABC News · Oct 12, 2:30 AM CT

ABC News reported that Hurricane Simon pounds Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm.

The same report said that PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico -- PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Hurricane Simon pounded Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm on Sunday, its eye remaining just offshore as its most powerful winds and rain slammed people living between the Sierra Madre and the ocean.

It also noted that the hurricane's center swirled parallel to the coast, closing in on the Puerto Vallarta area, where its most damaging winds and rain were expected to hit around midnight and continue through Monday morning.

The account added that Its maximum sustained winds weakened Sunday to 120 mph (195 kph), according to the U.S.

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