MIAMI — The U.S. National Hurricane Center has reported that Tropical Storm Boris emerged on Monday, poised to unleash significant rainfall, potential flooding, and the risk of mudslides along the southern Pacific coastline of Mexico.
Located approximately 85 miles southeast of Acapulco and 50 miles southwest of Punta Maldonado, Boris was packing maximum sustained winds of 40 mph as it moved northeast at a slow pace of 2 mph, according to the center based in Miami.
The storm was projected to shift northward, delivering between 4 to 10 inches of rain to the coastal regions of Guerrero and Oaxaca by Monday night. Forecasts indicated that Boris would make landfall on Guerrero’s coast by that evening.
“The anticipated rainfall could lead to life-threatening floods and mudslides, particularly in regions with steep terrain,” the center cautioned.
In response, a tropical storm warning was issued, spanning from Laguna de Chacahua in Oaxaca to Tecpan de Galeana in Guerrero, with expectations of tropical storm conditions affecting these areas within a 24-hour timeframe.
Boris was forecast to weaken once the center reaches the coast and dissipate inland by Tuesday. The storm isn’t expected to impact Mexico’s three World Cup host cities.
Boris is the second named storm of the Pacific hurricane season, which started May 15. Tropical Storm Amanda formed June 3 far out to sea, posing no threat to land.
The Atlantic hurricane season began June 1, but no cyclones have formed in that basin yet this year.