The National Hurricane Center said Flossie had maximum sustained winds at 110 mph and that rain was falling over parts of coastal Mexico. The hurricane was centered 180 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. On Tuesday afternoon, it was on the brink of becoming a Category 3 hurricane.

The National Hurricane Center said Flossie had maximum sustained winds at 100 mph and that rain was falling over parts of coastal Mexico.

Tropical storm Flossie strengthened into a hurricane on Monday (Jun 30) near Mexico's Pacific coast, where it is expected to bring torrential rains, the United States National Hurricane Center said. Flossie was located 280km from the port of Manzanillo in the Mexican state of Colima,