Tropical Storm John as of 8 a.m. C.S.T. › Wind speed 60 m.p.h. Max. sustained Location WNW of Acapulco, Mexico 221 miles away Direction NNW at 3 m.p.h.

The remnants of Tropical Storm John continued to whip western Mexico with strong winds and heavy rain on Tuesday, bringing a risk of flash flooding that was expected to persist for several more days. It had weakened after making landfall on the Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm late on Monday.

The storm’s effects were felt from the coast of Oaxaca to Acapulco, a resort city in the neighboring state of Guerrero, which was devastated last October when Hurricane Otis quickly transformed from a tropical storm into a Category 5 hurricane. At least three people were killed in the storm.

“The wind was very strong, my children and I were in a small room and the water was coming in from everywhere,” said Heidi Luz Carrillo, 45, a resident of Marquelia, a town in Guerrero that felt the brunt of John. “It was something we had never experienced before.”

5-day chance of tropical-storm-forcedamaging winds 20% 40% 60% 80% Major hurricane Hurricane Tropical storm 50英里© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap Improve this mapUse two fingers to move the map X + - Source: National Hurricane Center  All times on the map are Mexico Central Time.  Map shows probabilities of at least 5 percent. The forecast is for up to five days, with that time span starting up to three hours before the reported time that the storm reaches its latest location. Wind speed probability data is not available north of 60.25 degrees north latitude. By William B. Davis, John Keefe and Bea Malsky Tropical Storm John Soaks Pacific Coast Cities and Towns in Mexico - The New York Times Key things to know about the storm.

The storm intensified rapidly before weakening over land. John strengthened from tropical storm to a Category 3 hurricane on Monday, packing winds of around 120 miles per hour as it made landfall. It then weakened to a tropical storm again. Forecasters saw the storm dissipate over Mexico on Tuesday afternoon, but flash flooding was still expected in the south and southwestern parts of the country for several more days.

Residents should get ready for heavy rains. Forecasters were also predicting six to 12 inches of rain through Thursday, and up to 20 inches, with nearly 30 inches in isolated areas, along the coastline from Oaxaca to southeast Guerrero. Heavy rains could cause catastrophic flash flooding and mudslides in Oaxaca, along with the Mexican states of Chiapas and Guerrero. Other regions could see as much as 12 inches of rain through Thursday that could cause life-threatening flood risks, especially near the coast.

By Tuesday morning, the storm had dumped more than 10 inches of rain on parts of Guerrero and Oaxaca, two of the country’s poorest states, the authorities said at a news conference.

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The storm’s most severe effects were felt in Guerrero, said Evelyn Salgado, the state’s governor. Two people were killed in their home by a landslide in the municipality of Tlacoachistlahuaca. More than 85 percent of residents there live in poverty, government data shows.

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