Hurricane Emily - Powerful hurricane Emily tears toward Mexico (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Powerful hurricane Emily tears toward Mexico (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Mexico braced for one of its worst storms in years on Sunday as Hurricane Emily howled toward popular Caribbean resorts around Cancun bearing torrential rains, pounding waves and winds of 150 mph (240 kph).

Hurricane Emily heads for Mexican resorts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Emily drenched the Cayman Islands on its way to landfall on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, where tens of thousands were being evacuated from famed vacation areas.

Powerful Hurricane Emily blasts past Jamaica (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Emily, carrying top winds of up to 155 mph (248 kph), roared past Jamaica on Saturday, hammering the Caribbean island with torrential rains and headed for the popular vacation resorts on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

Powerful hurricane Emily tears toward Mexico (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Mexico was braced for one of its worst storms in years as violent Hurricane Emily howled toward popular Caribbean resorts around Cancun on Sunday, packing winds of up to 155 mph (250 kph).

Hurricane Emily Prompts Evacuations Along Mexico Coastal Areas (Bloomberg.com)
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Emily prompted evacuations of thousands of tourists and residents along coastal regions of Mexico as the storm threatened to bring rain and flooding to the Yucatan Peninsula and popular resorts such as Cancun.

Hurricane Emily sideswipes Jamaica (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Emily roared past densely populated Jamaica, packing intense winds and rains that could trigger flooding and mudslides on the mountainous Caribbean island, officials said.

Hurricane Emily Aims for Mexico's Yucatan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Fishermen dragged skiffs to shore and workers raced to board up buildings Saturday as Hurricane Emily swept along the southern coast of Jamaica, packing winds of nearly 155 mph and rain that could bring landslides and flooding.

Powerful Hurricane Emily Aims for Yucatan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Fishermen dragged skiffs to shore and surfers rode enormous waves as Hurricane Emily's winds strengthened Saturday to 155 mph, passing south of Jamaica and on track to make a direct hit at Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.

Hurricane Emily Heads Across Caribbean Toward Mexico (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Mexican authorities issued warnings as Hurricane Emily, with winds of almost 150 mph (250 kph) and likely to become a Category 5 storm, headed for the Yucatan Peninsula and popular vacation resorts along the coast.

Powerful Hurricane Emily Aims for Yucatan (ABC News)
Packing 155 Mph Winds, Powerful Hurricane Emily Takes Aim at Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula