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.

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 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.

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

The third tropical storm of the season has formed in the eastern Pacific, while storms and hail plague the US Plains.

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.

Tennessee agriculture officials toured storm-damaged areas, assessing recovery needs after Tropical Storm Helene.