the southern part of the tropical wave that spawned hurricane erin continued into the caribbean sea in late july. by august 4, the system entered the bay of campeche and developed into tropical depression six on august 5. the depression moved slowly over mexico and gradually intensified that day and august 6. satellite intensity estimated showed the depression was likely just below the threshold of tropical storm status. however, late on august 6, the depression made landfall in cabo rojo, veracruz. the depression slowly weakened inland and dissipated late on august 7. the depression and the precursor tropical wave dropped heavy rainfall in some areas of mexico. precipitation from the precursor system peaked at in escuintla, chiapas, while rainfall from the depression itself peaked at in tlaxco, puebla. some localized flooding may have occurred near the path of the depression.