Hurricane Roslyn Makes Landfall in Mexico, Avoids Resorts

This satellite image shows Hurricane Roslyn approaching the Pacific coast of Mexico at 11:30 a.m. ET on Oct. 22, 2022. NOAA via AP

MEXICO CITY—Hurricane Roslyn slammed into a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico’s Pacific coast between the resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan Sunday morning, then declined to tropical storm force and quickly moved inland.

By Sunday morning, Roslyn had winds of 70 mph (110 kph), down from its peak of 130 mph. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Roslyn was about 55 miles (90 kms) south-southeast of the northern city of Durango.