Tropical Storm Kenneth

Tropical Storm Kenneth was a short-lived, weak and poorly organized tropical storm that brought devastating flooding to Oaxaca, Mexico in mid-October 2023. This was the first East Pacific tropical cyclone named Kenneth to not reach Category 4 hurricane status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

Meteorological History
An area of low pressure developed into a tropical depression by 00:00 UTC on October 16. Six hours later, it strengthened into a Tropical Storm and was named Kenneth. Kenneth subsequently made landfall in Oaxaca, Mexico at this intensity, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and a minimum pressure of 1009 mbar.