Wild weather: Hurricanes, tornadoes and deadly floods

CTV Edmonton's Josh Classen recaps damage caused by tornadoes in Saskatchewan and flooding in West Virginia, as well as preliminary damage of Hurricane Erick.

Here’s a look at some of the weather stories making headlines this past week.

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Mexico braces for Erick

The west coast of Mexico is bracing for a major hurricane.

Hurricane Erick is the fifth named storm in the eastern Pacific this season and is expected to rapidly intensify as it approaches the coast.

Warnings have been issued from Acapulco south to Puerto Angel with 20 to 40 centimetres of rain expected (200-400mm).

Mudslides, flooding and storm surge are also anticipated...along with damaging wind.

Flash flood in West Virginia

Deadly flash flooding hit West Virginia late last week.

About 100mm (10cm) of rain fell in half an hour.

At least eight people have died in the flooding and there is widespread damage.

Some buildings have collapsed or partially collapsed and an apartment building had an entire wall torn off by the raging water.

Saskatchewan confirms 2 tornadoes

Closer to home: two confirmed tornadoes in Saskatchewan last weekend.

The tornadoes hit just north of Kindersley and just north of Saskatoon.

The severe storms also brough significant amounts of damaging hail.

Environment and Climate Change Canada has given both tornadoes a preliminary rating of EF-0.