The core of Tropical Storm Ignacio organized rapidly on Wednesday and it was upgraded to hurricane status by the National Hurricane Center.  At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday the center of Hurricane Ignacio was located at latitude 12.2°N and longitude 137.5°W which put it about 1275 miles (2055 km) east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii.  Ignacio was … Continue reading Ignacio Becomes a Hurricane