Hurricane Gil was classified as a storm but it has been upgraded - and, as it has now formed in the eastern Pacific, forecasters say it could reach California in the US as soon as today

Gil is the seventh named storm to form in the Eastern Pacific in 2025. Storms that form in the Atlantic or the Pacific generally move west, meaning Atlantic storms pose a greater threat to North America. If a storm forms in the Pacific close to land, it can bring damaging winds and rain before pushing out to sea.