Erika Eleniak

Extremely dangerous Hurricane Jimena roared toward Mexico's resort-studded Baja California Peninsula on Monday, chasing away an international finance conference and prompting emergency workers to start evacuating thousands of people from shantytowns. Jimena, with winds of near 155 mph (250 kph), is just short of Category 5 status — the top danger rating for a hurricane — and could rake the harsh desert region fringed with picturesque beaches and fishing villages by Tuesday evening, forecasters said. Heavy bands of intermittent rain moved across the resort town of Los Cabos Monday evening. Police, firefighters and navy personnel drove through shantytowns, trying to persuade some 10,000 people ... Read Full Story

Hurricane Jimena roared toward Baja California on Tuesday as an extremely dangerous Category Five storm, Mexican officials said as they planned emergency evacuations for 20,000 families. Jimena was packing winds of up to 250 kilometers (155 miles) per hour but was expected to weaken to a Category Four hurricane before making landfall in Baja California late Tuesday or on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. The center of the hurricane was 345 km (215 miles) south of Cabo San Lucas as of 0600 GMT Tuesday, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC), a US government agency that tracks and predicts storms. US forecasters ... Read Full Story

Extremely dangerous and strengthening Hurricane Jimena roared toward Mexico's resort-studded Baja California Peninsula on Monday, prompting emergency workers to set up makeshift shelters and chasing away an international finance conference. Jimena, just short of Category 5 status — the top danger rating for a hurricane — could rake the harsh desert region fringed with picturesque beaches and fishing villages as a major storm by Tuesday evening, forecasters said. On Monday afternoon, workers at the Cabo San Lucas marina nailed sheets of plywood on storefront windows while fishermen secured their boats. Hotels and restaurants gathered up umbrellas, tables, chairs, and anything else that might be ... Read Full Story

Hurricane Jimena on Monday roared toward Mexico's Baja California as an extremely dangerous Category Five storm, Mexican officials said as they planned emergency evacuations for 20,000 families. Jimena was packing winds of up to 155 miles (250 kilometers) per hour but was expected to weaken slightly before making landfall in Baja California late Tuesday or early Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. The government issued a tropical storm watch for the west coast of Mexico's mainland, from Altata to Huatabampito. The center of the hurricane was 245 miles (390 km) south of Cabo San Lucas as of 0300 GMT Tuesday, according to the Miami-based ... Read Full Story

Hurricane Jimena is roaring toward Mexico's Baja California as an extremely dangerous Category Five storm, Mexican officials said as they planned emergency evacuations for 20,000 families in its path. Jimena was packing winds of up to 155 miles per hour (250 kilometers per hour) but was expected to weaken slightly before making landfall in Baja California late Tuesday or early Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. The center of the hurricane was 285 miles (460 kilometers) south of Cabo San Lucas as of 0001 GMT Tuesday, said the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), an American agency which tracks and predicts storms. US forecasters put ... Read Full Story