Tropical Storm Boris developed Monday in the eastern Pacific Ocean near Mexico’s coast, located approximately 85 miles southeast of Acapulco and 50 miles southwest of Punta Maldonado. The storm carried maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was moving northeast at a slow pace of 2 mph at the time of the report.
According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, the system was expected to turn northward and make landfall along the coast of Guerrero by Monday evening. Forecast models indicated rainfall amounts between 4 and 10 inches would affect coastal areas of the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca through Monday night. Meteorologists warned that this precipitation could produce dangerous flooding and mudslides, particularly in areas with steep terrain.
A tropical storm warning remained in effect for an area stretching from Laguna de Chacahua in Oaxaca to Tecpan de Galeana in Guerrero, with tropical storm conditions anticipated to arrive within 24 hours. The forecast called for Boris to weaken upon making landfall and to dissipate inland by Tuesday. The storm was not expected to affect Mexico’s three cities hosting World Cup events.
Boris marked the second named storm of the Pacific hurricane season, which commenced May 15. The earlier Tropical Storm Amanda formed on June 3 but posed no threat to land. In the Atlantic basin, the hurricane season began June 1, though no cyclones had yet formed in that region.
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