Tropical Storm Alberto forms in the western Gulf of Mexico
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – The first storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has formed 185 miles east of Tampico Mexico.
Tropical Storm Alberto has officially formed over the Western Gulf of Mexico. Heaviest rains are still expected south of the Brazos Valley as Alberto makes landfall over Northeastern Mexico through Thursday. pic.twitter.com/hmCA9uBFUo
— Berkeley Taylor (@KBTXBerkeley) June 19, 2024
While the center of circulation will stay to the south of the state of Texas, meaning a Mexico landfall, this system is bringing a wide-reaching swath of tropical moisture that will fuel widespread heavy rain across South Texas and the Texas Coast.
The Brazos Valley should remain free of the more widespread flooding threat, but we will be close enough to the storm and its moisture reach to get scattered rounds of rain throughout Wednesday, with some lingering moisture fueling some scattered showers Thursday as well.
Alberto’s center has pushed further south as it has developed which pulled the bulk of the heaviest rainfall and flooding threat away from the Brazos Valley, but Tropical Storm Warnings and Flood Watches remain in effect along the Texas coast and further south.
