Up to 20 inches (51 centimeters) of rain could fall across the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero, with lighter amounts in Chiapas, Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco states, the Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an advisory. The rainfall threatened flooding and mudslides, especially in areas with steep terrain.

Hurricane Erick took shape early Wednesday and is expected to bring "life-threatening flash floods" to portions of southern Mexico.

Hurricane Erick is forecast to bring heavy rain, strong winds, storm surge and possible mudslides to southern coastal Mexico, the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) has said, causing potential “life-threatening flooding and mudslides.

Scattered storms with brief downpours are likely to lead to some flash flooding and flooding today in the western Pennsylvania area.

On Tuesday at 2:17 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning in effect until 5:15 p.m. for Armstrong, Indiana, Jefferson and Westmoreland counties.

Torrential rains caused flash flooding in West Virginia over the weekend, leading to several deaths. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Significant flooding in northern West Virginia claimed the lives of at least five people over the weekend and four others remain missing, officials say.

Despite the 16-year relationship with NBC, PFT is a West Virginia operation. I’ve lived in Bridgeport for more than 30 years, and I grew up in Wheeling, some 110 miles away. My wife and I were there nine days ago,