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Hurricane Priscilla neared Category 3 status on Tuesday in the Pacific as a new tropical storm strengthened in the Atlantic, the US National Hurricane Center said. Just off the west coast of Mexico, ...

Editor's Note: Priscilla is now a tropical storm. See the latest update for Thursday, Oct. 9. Hurricane Priscilla continues to pick up strength in the Pacific Ocean, with its outer bands expected to ...

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Priscilla was strengthening early Monday in the Pacific Ocean with heavy rain and gusty winds threatening coastal areas of southwest Mexico. Priscilla had maximum sustained ...