. 4   in ▁( 4 1 8 . 4   mm ) ▁in ▁El ▁Salvador ▁led ▁to ▁land sl ides , ▁dam aged ▁roads , ▁and ▁flash ▁flo oding . ▁In ▁H ond uras , ▁a ▁few ▁sh acks ▁were ▁destroyed , ▁a ▁few ▁roads ▁were ▁blocked , ▁and ▁some ▁flo oding ▁occurred ; ▁similar ▁effects ▁were ▁noted ▁in ▁Gu atem ala ▁and ▁Nic ar agua . ▁Mon et ary ▁losses ▁to pped ▁$ 1 2 ▁million ▁( 2 0 0 5 ▁US D ) ▁in ▁El ▁Salvador ▁alone . ▁ ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Beat riz ▁ ▁A ▁tropical ▁wave ▁emer ged ▁into ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁on ▁June   8 ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁East ▁Pacific ▁over ▁a ▁week ▁later , ▁mer ging ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁dist urban ces ▁within ▁a ▁broad ▁area ▁of ▁low ▁pressure ▁south ▁of ▁Mexico ▁on ▁June   1 7 . ▁The ▁disturb ance ' s ▁cloud ▁pattern — although ▁initially ▁el ong ated — st ead ily ▁co ales ced , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁at ▁ 1 8 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁June   2 1 ▁and ▁further ▁intens ification ▁into ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Beat riz ▁at ▁ 1 2 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁June   2 2 . ▁The ▁system ▁batt led ▁e aster ly ▁wind ▁she ar ▁and ▁marg inal ▁ocean ▁temper atures ▁on ▁its ▁west - n orth west ▁track , ▁att aining ▁peak ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 5 0   m ph ▁( 8