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Tropical Storm Vance forms south of Mexico
Tropical Storm Vance formed in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, October 21.
Its center was about 835 km south of Acapulco, Mexico, with sustained winds of about 65 km/h.
Vance developed from Tropical Depression 22-E, according to Mexico’s National Water Commission.
It was moving west at about 11 km/h.
The storm was not affecting Mexican territory and posed no threat to land at the time of the reports.
Officials are monitoring its path toward Mexico’s coast, but the reports give no further forecast.
Tropical Storm Vance formed in the Pacific Ocean south of Mexico on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
The storm was about 835 kilometers south of Acapulco, according to the National Hurricane Center and Mexico’s weather agency.
Its maximum sustained winds were reported at about 65 kilometers per hour.
The storm was at sea and was not affecting Mexican territory at the time of the reports.
Vance developed from Tropical Depression Twenty-Two-E, according to Mexico’s National Water Commission.
- Who
- Tropical Storm Vance, which developed from Tropical Depression Twenty-Two-E.
- What
- It formed as a tropical storm in the Pacific Ocean. It was not affecting Mexican territory at the time of the reports.
- When
- Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
- Where
- In the Pacific Ocean, about 835 kilometers south of Acapulco, Mexico.
- Why
- Not stated
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Tropical Storm Vance formed in the Pacific Ocean, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Mexico’s National Water Commission reported Vance 835 kilometers south of Acapulco, with sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour.
A new cold front was expected to enter northwestern Mexico, bringing strong winds and elevated waves.
- Storm name
- Vance
- Formation date
- October 21, 2026
- Distance from Acapulco
- About 835 km in the AP and Conagua reports; Infobae also reported 825 km in another passage
- Maximum sustained winds
- 65 km/h
- Movement
- West at 11 km/h, according to Conagua
- Status for Mexican territory
- Not affecting it at the time of the reports