The latest name assigned to a tropical storm – Flossie – in the Eastern Pacific prompted more than a few raised eyebrows and jokes on social media. Flossie? The name is far more associated with cows in literature and even a long-lived cat in the Guinness Book of World Records than a potentially disastrous storm.

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