Tropical Storm Bonnie strengthened into the season’s first major hurricane in the eastern Pacific on Tuesday. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued warnings for the storm, which was located a few hundred miles south of southwestern Mexico. It crossed Central America from the Caribbean, dumping heavy rain and contributing to at least two deaths. However, forecasters said they expected the typhoon to pose no threat to land. FLORIDA SHARK ATTACK LEAVES ‘SERIOUS INJURIES’ A boat arrives at Bluefields Bay after Tropical Storm Bonnie hit the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, Saturday, July 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Inti Ocon) Bonnie caused severe flooding in Nicaragua over the weekend after making landfall as a tropical storm, causing casualties. The Nicaraguan military said Alberto Flores Landero, 40, died trying to cross the swollen Mati River in Siuna and that Juan Carlos Alemán, 38, died trying to help the passengers of a bus that plunged into the Ali Bethel River. Maximum sustained winds were near 105 mph, with higher gusts. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA YOUNG WHITE SHARKS ‘HANG’ NEAR BEACHES BUT NOT CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE: STUDY The NHC said some fluctuations in strength are possible through Thursday, while a gradual weakening trend is expected to begin thereafter. The path of Hurricane Bonnie in the Pacific Ocean (NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center) The agency also warned that a broad area of low pressure is expected to form south of the southern coast of Mexico by the end of the week. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP A disturbance from Hurricane Bonnie (NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center) While the NHC noted that environmental conditions are favorable for gradual development of the system as it moves generally west-northwest, it has an almost zero chance of formation over the next two days and a 20 percent chance of formation over the next five days. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Julia Musto is a reporter for Fox News Digital. You can find her on Twitter at @JuliaElenaMusto.
