The National Hurricane Center said Erick was expected to rapidly intensify and become a hurricane by late Tuesday or early Wednesday.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Erick has formed in the Pacific Ocean near southern Mexico.

A hurricane watch was in effect for southern Mexico as a tropical depression in the eastern Pacific gained strength. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the depression was likely to become a ...

Tropical Storm Erick formed early Tuesday near southern Mexico and is expected to become a hurricane by Wednesday.

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Erick forms near southern Mexico, National Hurricane Center says.