https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/puerto-vallarta-boards-up-as-hurricane-simon-hits-category-4-strengthContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/puerto-vallarta-boards-up-as-hurricane-simon-hits-category-4-strengthhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/puerto-vallarta-boards-up-as-hurricane-simon-hits-category-4-strength#u125886Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:17:33 +0000Hurricane Simon has reached Category 4 strength, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 mph as it moves toward the Pacific coast of Mexico. Residents and business owners in Puerto Vallarta are boarding up properties, while local authorities suspended schools and initiated emergency preparations. The storm is generating severe conditions along west-central Mexico, following earlier weather systems that resulted in five deaths and coastal damage. Two separate landfalls are expected over the weekend along Mexico's Pacific coast.Why it mattersThe storm's approach coincides with tropical