Hurricanes Rachel and Simon

In mid-October 2026, two Eastern Pacific hurricanes affected Mexico at the same time. Hurricane Rachel had peaked as a Category 3 storm in early October, and its remnants brought deadly flash flooding to Ensenada on October 10–11. Meanwhile Hurricane Simon, a Category 4 storm at its peak, moved parallel to the coast of Jalisco, passing about 125 miles west of Cabo Corrientes, while its rains reached Guerrero.

As of October 13, six people had died: at least five in Ensenada, including a 13-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy, and one in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, where a 71-year-old was killed when a wall collapsed during Simon's rains. Five people were missing in Baja California, three in Ensenada and a father and son who went fishing from San Felipe. Mexican soldiers used helicopters to rescue 32 people, including 13 minors, from a camp for orphans near Ensenada, and about 100 people were evacuated in Tijuana. Rachel caused more than $100 million in damage.

Rachel's moisture also reached the U.S. Southwest. In Long Beach, California, eight structures were marked unsafe to occupy because of high surf and coastal erosion, and Las Vegas tied its wettest October day on record; no U.S. deaths were reported. World Central Kitchen launched relief responses for both Rachel in Baja California and Hurricane Simon.