Hurricane Flossie experienced a period of rapid intensification on Tuesday and is now a Category 3 hurricane as it moves away from the southwestern coast of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Flossie has once again weakened into a Category 2 hurricane off Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast after it became a powerful Category 3 hurricane overnight.

Hurricane Flossie formed off the southwestern coast of Mexico late Monday night, and local officials are asking residents to prepare for possible flooding and life-threatening mudslides as the