John remains a major hurricane despite weakening after southern Mexico landfall

Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Hurricane John remained a major storm early Tuesday, despite rapid weakening after making landfall as a Category 3 system along Mexico's Pacific coast hours earlier. Forecasters are warning southern Mexico of "life-threatening winds, storm surge and flash flooding."

The storm moved inland with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph at about 9:15 p.m. CST along the southern coast of Mexico, just southwest of Marquelia in the state of Guerrero, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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