TAMPA, Fla. — The first tropical storm in the Eastern Pacific formed Sunday and brought heavy rain to Central America.
Tropical Storm Amanda weakened into a tropical depression, then into remnants as it moved inland near Guatemala City.
While Eastern Pacific storms normally pose little to no threat to the U.S., Amanda is one to keep an eye on.
That's because the remnants of Amanda could move into the Gulf of Mexico and trigger development in the Atlantic basin.
Tropical Storm Amanda formed Sunday morning just off the coast of Guatemala. It will weaken over inland Guatemala tonight. However, as the remnants of this storm move near the Bay of Campeche on Monday, some redevelopment is possible by the middle of the week.
The National Hurricane Center is giving the remnant low a 60-percent chance of development in the next five days. Regardless, heavy rainfall will occur across southern Mexico.
If a new storm does form from the remnant moisture of Amanda, it would be the third named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. The next name on the list is Cristobal.
The Gulf of Mexico is a hot spot for June storms, even though June isn't typically one of the more active months during hurricane season. Since 1950, just 6-percent of all storms have formed in June.
The Atlantic hurricane season officially starts June 1.
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