Tropical storm Erick formed and will soon become the main hurricane. Where is it?

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• Tropical Storm Erick was founded in the Eastern Pacific region, and forecasters expect the storm to develop into a hurricane until the end of Tuesday, June 17

• Erick is the fourth-place storm in the Eastern Pacific this season

• As Mexico approaches later this week, the storm may reach a “major” hurricane condition

Tropical storm Erick was founded in the Eastern Pacific and is expected to develop “rapidly” into a hurricane.

According to a public consultant released by the Miami National Hurricane Center (NHC) at 9 a.m. local time, the system reached tropical storm intensity Tuesday, June 17, with current sustained wind speeds of 45 mph.

Erick is “expected to strengthen quickly in the next “or two days””, forecasters predict that the storm will reach the power of a hurricane later Tuesday or early Wednesday, June 18.

Additionally, according to the NHC, Erick is expected to be Wednesday night, June 19 and Wednesday night, June 19 and higher hurricane intensity (called Class 3 or higher status by the NHC).

Mexican government officials have issued hurricane warnings from Puerto Rican Angels to Punta Maldonado, and Hurricane Watchers have issued hurricanes west of Punta Maldonado to Acapulco.

East of the Puerto Rican Angels, also issued a tropical storm warning to Salina Cruz.

According to the NHC, Erick is currently moving toward the West-Northwest at 9 mph and is expected to move toward the Northwest late Tuesday.

Storms are expected to be accompanied by heavy rain, life-threatening floods, mudslides and “dangerous” storm surges. The Bureau of Meteorology said the storm “can produce 8 to 16 inches of total rainfall, with a maximum total of 20 inches, spreading across Mexico’s Oaxaca and Guerrero.”

According to the NHC data, a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale is defined as a sustained wind speed of 111 to 129 mph.

These storms could cause “destructive damage” to affected communities, including broken or uprooted trees, “significant” damage to roofs and decks, and power outages that could last “days to weeks after the storm.”

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Eric has been the fourth storm in the Eastern Pacific since the start of hurricane season on June 1. The season lasts until November 30.

Once it becomes a tropical storm, the NHC is called a tropical storm, describing it as a tropical cyclone with a sustained surface wind speed of at least 39 mph.

Forecasters from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) previously predicted that 12 to 18 named storms will be found in the Eastern Pacific region in 2025.

According to forecasts, five to 10 of these storms are expected to become hurricanes, and two to five of them can achieve major hurricane status.

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