The East Pacific’s first named storm of the year— Agatha — strengthened into a hurricane Sunday morning as it closed in on the southern Mexico coastline. Agatha remains on track to stamp its mark in the weather history books, following in the footsteps of only two other May hurricanes in the East Pacific basin, and forecasters warn of high risk to life and property as the strengthening storm moves onshore.
AccuWeather meteorologists will be closely monitoring the leftover energy from Agatha as it crosses Mexico and enters the Bay of Campeche during the first days of June. Here, there is a chance it could redevelop into the Atlantic basin’s first named storm.
