Willa Archives

Hurricane Willa has made landfall as a category 3 in the state of Sinaloa, north of Puerto Vallarta. The storm weakened rapidly. The city of Puerto Vallarta received rains and high surfs as the outer bands of Willa extended from Sinaloa.

October 22, 2018

Category 5 Hurricane Willa threatens Mexico’s Pacific coast

Hurricane Willa grew into a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm and swept toward Mexico’s Pacific coast with winds of 160 mph (260 kph) Monday, threatening...

Associated PressWeather

October 22, 2018

Hurricane Willa Strengthens Into a Category 5

Hurricane Willa has intensified into a Category 5 in the eastern Pacific Ocean and will threaten Mexico with destructive winds, life-threatening storm surge and flooding...

Vallarta Daily NewsWeather

October 22, 2018

Classes suspended in Puerto Vallarta as Willa approaches

Due to the passage of hurricane ‘Willa’ along the coasts of Jalisco, the Ministry of Education (SEJ) announced the suspension of classes for this Monday,...

Vallarta Daily NewsPuerto Vallarta

October 22, 2018

Willa Latest: Southwest Airlines cancels flights to Puerto Vallarta

Southwest Airlines on Monday issued a travel advisory for travelers headed to and from Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta this week. Passengers booked on...

Vallarta Daily NewsPuerto Vallarta

October 22, 2018

11 dead by tropical storm Vicente as Hurricane Willa heads towards the coast

Tropical Storm Vicente left 11 people dead in Oaxaca, Mexico, including 7 children. The State Coordination of Civil Protection of Oaxaca (Cepco) said that the rains that...

Vallarta Daily NewsMexico News, Weather

October 22, 2018

Willa predicted to become category 5 hurricane; pushes towards Mexico

Hurricane Willa has become an “extremely dangerous” storm near Category 5 in the eastern Pacific Ocean and has a course that could land it on...

Vallarta Daily NewsPuerto Vallarta, Weather

October 21, 2018

Willa expected to bring life-threatening storm surge, wind, and rain

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Hurricane Watch is in effect for… * San Blas to Mazatlan (north of Puerto Vallarta) A Tropical...

Vallarta Daily NewsWeather

October 21, 2018

Hurricane Willa, headed for Mexico, strengthens to Category 4

Hurricane Willa, churning off central Mexico’s Pacific coast, strengthened on Sunday night to a dangerous Category 4 storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said....

Vallarta Daily NewsWeather

October 21, 2018

Hurricane Willa expected to make landfall as Category 3 Hurricane

Hurricane “Willa” increased to category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale and continues to strengthen while the authorities of Nayarit, Sinaloa, and Jalisco remain on alert...

Vallarta Daily NewsWeather

October 21, 2018

Puerto Vallarta under Tropical Storm Watch

A newly formed hurricane rapidly gained force off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Sunday and forecasters said it could reach Category 4 status before hitting land...

Vallarta Daily NewsWeather