8.10.2007 12:00 AM
Hurricane Flossie Forms In Pacific
Gust Up To 97 mph; Hawaii Not Immediately Threatened
A tropical storm transformed into Hurricane Flossie today about 10 a.m. (EST) as the Pacific storm near Hawaii gained sufficient wind speed to be classified as a hurricane.
It achieved maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, with gusts up to 97 mph. The storm, roughly midway between Mexico and Hawaii, was moving toward the Hawaiian Islands, but remained more than 1,000 miles off shore.
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