a cloud mass became a tropical depression late on the september 27 roughly 200 miles southwest of guatemala. paralleling the mexican coastline, the system became a tropical storm late on the 29th, about 350 miles west-southwest of acapulco. it steadily intensified, peaking with winds of 100 mph. this made paine a category 2 hurricane, paine entered the gulf of california on the evening of october 1. the hurricane increased its motion, crossing the coast near san jose (boca del rio) while still a hurricane. the system moved rapidly across mexico, bringing significant rains from west texas across oklahoma and kansas into the mid-mississippi valley. flooding was reported, with the worst flood begin near oklahoma city, the capital of the us state of oklahoma.