PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico — Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast with life-threatening flood potential after growing into a major hurricane in a matter of hours.

Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Monday night with fierce winds and heavy rainfall after strengthening from a tropical storm to major hurricane in a matter of hours.

Major Hurricane John made landfall on Monday night as a Category 3 storm along Mexico's Pacific coast where forecasters are warning of flash flooding and life-threatening conditions.

John rapidly strengthens into a hurricane off Mexico's southern coast; it's forecast to become major storm.

PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico >> Hurricane John rapidly strengthened to a Category 2 storm on Monday and was expected to intensify further before hitting Mexico’s southern Pacific coast in the coming hours,