Tropical Storm Boris developed Monday and positioned itself approximately 85 miles southeast of Acapulco, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The system was moving slowly northeast at 2 mph and remained southwest of Punta Maldonado.
The storm was anticipated to bring substantial precipitation to Mexico’s southern Pacific region, with forecasters predicting rainfall amounts of 4 to 10 inches across coastal areas of Guerrero and Oaxaca states through Monday evening. Officials warned that this moisture could create hazardous conditions, particularly in areas characterized by steep topography where terrain-related flooding and mudslides posed elevated risks to communities in the region.
A tropical storm warning covered the coastal zone between Laguna de Chacahua in Oaxaca and Tecpan de Galeana in Guerrero, with tropical storm conditions expected to develop within 24 hours. The National Hurricane Center projected landfall along Guerrero’s coast by Monday evening, followed by rapid weakening and inland dissipation by Tuesday as the system moved over land.
Boris represented the second named storm of the Pacific hurricane season, which commenced May 15. Earlier this month, Tropical Storm Amanda had formed far offshore without threatening land areas. Meanwhile, the Atlantic hurricane season commenced earlier this month without any cyclonic systems developing in that basin to date.
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