As Hurricane Erick Heads Toward Hawaii, Another Pacific Hurricane Expected to Form

As Hurricane Erick Heads Toward Hawaii, Another Pacific Hurricane Expected to Form

Tropical storm Erick and Flossie in the eastern Pacific. NOAA

As Hurricane Erick gained strength in the eastern Pacific as it churned toward Hawaii, another weather system, tropical storm Flossie brewing farther east is likely to become a hurricane later on Tuesday, July 30, forecasters said.

Tropical Storm Erick grew into a hurricane late on Monday in the eastern Pacific, packing maximum sustained winds of 80 mph as it churned more than 1,000 miles from Hawaii’s Big Island.