Topical Storm Elida forms as strengthening El Niño fuels active Eastern Pacific hurricane season

Topical Storm Elida forms as strengthening El Niño fuels active Eastern Pacific hurricane season

Tropical Storm Elida formed early Wednesday in the Eastern Pacific, roughly 560 miles south-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, as a strengthening El Niño fuels an active start to the basin's hurricane season. Elida has maximum sustained wind speeds of 40mph and is not expected to threaten land, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Elia is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane Thursday night and would become the first hurricane in the Eastern Pacific this season.