Home Breadcrumb caret News Breadcrumb caret Claims Tropical Storm Boris weakens as it hits Mexico’s southern coast with heavy rains MEXICO CITY – Tropical Storm Boris weakened back into a tropical depression, but continued to drench southern Mexico on Wednesday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm was likely to leave rainfall totals as high as 20 inches (500 millimeters) during its passage across Oaxaca and Chiapas states. Almost 8.5 inches (213 millimeters) had […] By Canadian Underwriter, | June 4, 2014 | Last updated on October 30, 2024 1 min read Plus Icon Image MEXICO CITY – Tropical Storm Boris weakened back into a tropical depression, but continued to drench southern Mexico on Wednesday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm was likely to leave rainfall totals as high as 20 inches (500 millimeters) during its passage across Oaxaca and Chiapas states. Almost 8.5 inches (213 millimeters) had already fallen on the coastal town of Tonala. The Hurricane Center in Miami said Boris was centred about 85 miles (140 kilometres) east of Salina Cruz early Wednesday, and it was moving north at about 5 mph (7 kph) with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph (55 kph). MT@conagua_mx Satellite image of Tropical Storm #Boris. Warnings at http://t.co/U5ahlnsn9V pic.twitter.com/yM5ujUS4ef — WMO | OMM (@WMOnews) June 4, 2014 The centre predicted the storm would begin weakening once ashore and said it probably would largely dissipate Wednesday night after cutting across the narrow Tehuantepec isthmus toward the Gulf of Mexico. Image Credit: NOAA Canadian Underwriter Print Group 8 LinkedIn LI X (Twitter) logo Facebook Print Group 8
