Wednesday June 19 2024
The first storm of the 2024 Atlantic Tropical Season has formed today. It will be a quick event as it is poised to make landfall overnight across the Mexican Gulf Coast. This is a large storm with winds extending over 400 miles from the center, which includes South Texas.
The rainfall with the onshore flow may produce up to 8 inches as this pushes inland.
This heightens the awareness of the expected busy hurricane season, but this is currently on pace with a normal expectation and a very localized event. This will be more of a flooding issue than anything else. Here is a look at the set up, stats, and forecast maps.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for…
* the Texas coast from San Luis Pass southward to the mouth of the Rio Grande
* the northeastern coast of Mexico south of the mouth of the Rio Grande to Tecolutla.
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area.
10 AM CDT/11 AM EDT
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LOCATION…22.2N 95.0W
ABOUT 185 MI…300 KM E OF TAMPICO MEXICO
ABOUT 295 MI…480 KM SSE OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…40 MPH…65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…W OR 270 DEGREES AT 9 MPH…15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…995 MB…29.39 INCHES
This will make landfall overnight and fade as it moves west across the mountains of central Mexico.
Tropical Storm Force Winds OVER 39 mph extend 415 miles to the north of the center.
Tropical Storm Alberto is expected to produce rainfall totals of 5 to 10 inches across northeast Mexico into South Texas.
Maximum totals of around 20 inches are possible across the higher terrain of the Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas. This rainfall will likely produce considerable flash and urban flooding along with new and renewed river flooding. Mudslides are also possible in areas of higher terrain across northeast Mexico.
Click to read: NOAA Releases Most Aggressive Outlook
June 5 Storm Report (Preliminary) With Videos And Photos
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