Tropical Storm Alberto swamps Corpus Christi with storm surge, heavy rain
Tropical storm-like conditions are possible on Wednesday and Thursday along parts of the Texas coast. Up to 3 feet of storm surge is possible in Corpus Christi.
Storm surge floods Corpus Christi, Texas as Tropical Storm Alberto nears Mexico
Flooding and storm surge are battering the Lone Star State ahead of Tropical Storm Alberto's landfall in Mexico. FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray is in Corpus Christi with a look at current conditions.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Storm surge and heavy rain from the outer bands of Tropical Storm Alberto are flooding Texas coastal towns, including Corpus Christi's downtown area.
FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray is in Corpus Christi, where the downtown marina area was inundated with storm surge, and waves were lapping at the coastline.
Coastal flood warnings span the entire Texas coast, and Louisiana is under a coastal flood advisory. Up to 3 feet of storm surge is forecast from South Padre Island to Corpus Christi.
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![Storm surge flooding is seen against the skyline of Corpus Christi, Texas, during Tropical Storm Alberto on June 19, 2024.]()
Image 1 of 8Storm surge flooding is seen against the skyline of Corpus Christi, Texas, during Tropical Storm Alberto on June 19, 2024. (Robert Ray)
![An angry Corpus Christi Bay is seen in Corpus Christi, Texas, during Tropical Storm Alberto on June 19, 2024.]()
Image 2 of 8An angry Corpus Christi Bay is seen in Corpus Christi, Texas, during Tropical Storm Alberto on June 19, 2024. (Robert Ray)
![Storm surge flooding is seen in Corpus Christi, Texas, during Tropical Storm Alberto on June 19, 2024.]()
Image 3 of 8Storm surge flooding is seen in Corpus Christi, Texas, during Tropical Storm Alberto on June 19, 2024. (Robert Ray)
![Storm surge flooding is seen in Corpus Christi, Texas, during Tropical Storm Alberto on June 19, 2024.]()
Image 4 of 8Storm surge flooding is seen in Corpus Christi, Texas, during Tropical Storm Alberto on June 19, 2024. (Robert Ray)
![Storm surge flooding is seen in Corpus Christi, Texas, during Tropical Storm Alberto on June 19, 2024.]()
Image 5 of 8Storm surge flooding is seen in Corpus Christi, Texas, during Tropical Storm Alberto on June 19, 2024. (Robert Ray)
![Storm surge flooding is seen in Corpus Christi, Texas, during Tropical Storm Alberto on June 19, 2024.]()
Image 6 of 8Storm surge flooding is seen in Corpus Christi, Texas, during Tropical Storm Alberto on June 19, 2024. (Robert Ray)
![Winds whip through palm trees in Corpus Christi, Texas, during Tropical Storm Alberto on June 19, 2024.]()
Image 7 of 8Winds whip through palm trees in Corpus Christi, Texas, during Tropical Storm Alberto on June 19, 2024. ( )
![Angry water floods parts of the coast in Corpus Christi, Texas, during Tropical Storm Alberto on June 19, 2024.]()
Image 8 of 8Angry water floods parts of the coast in Corpus Christi, Texas, during Tropical Storm Alberto on June 19, 2024. (Robert Ray)
Corpus Christi Police Department closed some roads due to high water, including numerous roads in North Beach. Police are instructing motorists to stay off flooded roads and not drive around barricades.
Despite the warnings, drivers continued to drive through flooded streets near the downtown Corpus Christi Marina as water covered roads and sidewalks.
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The afternoon low tide could improve the flooding situation in Corpus Christi but the return of high tide and Tropical Storm Alberto's approach will renew the flooding threat for all of coastal Texas.
Storm surge has flooded coastal Texas communities, including near Galveston and near Freeport in the community of Surfside Beach.
Tropical Storm Alberto submerged Surfside Beach, Texas.
(Surfside Beach Police / FOX Weather)
The National Hurricane Center named the system Tropical Storm Alberto early Wednesday morning, and it is forecast to reach the northeastern coast of Mexico early Thursday morning.