by Donald Wood
Last updated: 5:44 PM ET, Thu September 14, 2017
As the United States deals with the fallout from Harvey and Irma, Mexico is preparing for another hurricane.
Hurricane Max is expected to make landfall Thursday near the popular tourist destination of Acapulco. According to The Associated Press, it was a tropical storm before strengthening to a Category 1 hurricane near the southern Pacific coast of the country. Storm warnings have been issued by the National Hurricane Center for the area between Zihuatanejo and Punta Maldonado.
Officials from the National Hurricane Center also went on to say that Max has the potential to gain strength in the Pacific before reaching Mexico. The storm could potentially bring "life-threatening flooding and rainfall" to the Guerrero and Oaxaca states.
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Hurricane Max had maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour and is heading east at around seven miles per hour.
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Max isn't the only storm causing concern in Mexico. Weather experts announced that Tropical Storm Norma has formed in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to strengthen before moving toward the Baja California Peninsula, which is home to several popular resort towns.
Tropical Storm Norma had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was on track to become a hurricane Monday as it passes west of Los Cabos, which was also hit by Tropical Storm Lidia earlier this month.
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