The eastern Pacific Ocean has spawned a new tropical storm, Dalila, which will swipe southern Mexico with flooding downpours and gusty winds.

Tropical Depression Four-E has formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Dalila later Friday. Most forecasts show the storm veering west, although some land impacts are expected.

A typhoon changed its path and landed in southern China's Hainan island at a severe tropical storm level. Its maximum sustained winds is 30 meters (98 feet) per second.

Wutip was a tropical storm in the Gulf of Tonkin Friday evening China Standard Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. The tropical storm had sustained wind speeds of 69 miles per hour.

A disturbance in the eastern Pacific is expected to reach tropical storm strength on Friday, the National Hurricane Center reports.

Barbara is expected to continue diminishing through Tuesday. Tropical Storm Cosme is expected to weaken through Thursday morning. Both storms are being tracked through the eastern Pacific Ocean, off the coast of southwestern Mexico, according to the NHC.

Tropical storms feed off heat and moisture, and that begins with warm ocean water—at least 80°F (27°C). But it’s not just about the surface. That warmth needs to extend 150 feet or more below the surface to sustain a growing storm.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Claudette started off as an area of disorganized weather over the Bay of Campeche in the Gulf. It eventually strengthened to a tropical storm on June 19, 2021 as it neared the Louisiana coastline. Claudette weakened to a tropical depression as it tracked inland towards South Carolina by June 20, 2021.