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Tropical Storm Kiko Forms in Pacific, Expected to Strengthen
A new tropical storm, Kiko, has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 miles off the coast of Mexico. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami reports that Kiko is not currently a threat to land, but is expected to intensify and reach hurricane status by Tuesday.
As of early Sunday, Kiko’s maximum sustained winds were 40 mph, with movement westward at 9 mph. The storm’s center is located approximately 1,045 miles west-southwest of Baja California’s southern tip.
Kiko is the eleventh named storm in the Eastern North Pacific this year. While several storms have formed this season, only Tropical Storm Chantal has made landfall in the U.S., causing significant flooding in North Carolina in early July. Tropical Depression Barry also made landfall in Mexico in June.