Hurricane Erick strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday afternoon as it churns in the Pacific Ocean near coastal southern

A hurricane has formed in the Pacific. Tropical Storm Erick has officially strengthened into Hurricane Erick and is expected to bring "life-threatening flash floods" to portions of southern Mexico Wednesday night and Thursday,

Hurricane Erick is rapidly intensifying in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and is about 100 miles south-southeast of Puerto Angel, Mexico, and is now forecast to become a major hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).