Tropical Storm Boris: impact and preventive measures
Tropical Depression Two-E became Tropical Storm “Boris” during the early hours of this Monday, reported the National Meteorological Service (SMN). At 3:00 a.m., its center was located about 135 kilometers southeast of Acapulco and 80 km southwest of Punta Maldonado, Guerrero.
The system has maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h and gusts of up to 85 km/h. Its circulation will cause torrential rains of 150 to 250 mm in the west and coast of Guerrero. Intense rainfall is also expected in Michoacán and southwest Oaxaca, as well as very heavy rains in Jalisco and Colima.
The winds will reach gusts of 70 to 90 km/h on the coasts of Guerrero and western Oaxaca. In the rest of the entities mentioned, the gusts will be 50 to 70 km/h. The waves will be significant: 4 to 5 meters high in Guerrero and western Oaxaca, and 3 to 4 meters in Jalisco, Colima and Michoacán.
Faced with this scenario, authorities warn about the risk of landslides, overflows and floods. The prevention zone for tropical storm winds remains active from Lagunas de Chacahua, Oaxaca, to Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero.
The SMN points out that Boris will interact with a trough at medium and high levels of the atmosphere, which will maintain a rainy season in much of the country. Intense to torrential accumulations are expected in Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Veracruz, Puebla, San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas. In the northeast, center, south and southeast, including the Valley of Mexico, the rains will be heavy to very heavy.
Tropical wave number 5, combined with humidity, will generate heavy rains in the Yucatan Peninsula. Despite the rainfall, the hot environment will persist in Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Nayarit and other entities.
Civil Protection recommends taking extreme precautions, avoiding crossing rivers or flooded roads, and staying informed through official sources.




