These dates conventionally delimit the time of year when most tropical cyclones form in northeast Pacific Ocean.

Over the following days, however, a shortwave over the United States West Coast forced to the storm to the north and then east.

[2] The tropical storm maintained the same intensity throughout its existence, before making landfall on Baja California Sur at 0600 UTC on October 3.

Stations in Tatum and Lovington, New Mexico, recorded peak rainfall totals in excess of 3 in (76 mm).

The storm produced floods across southwestern Mexico after heavy rainfall, affecting Jalisco, Colima, and Michoacán.