Texas prepares for surge of tropical moisture from Gulf of Mexico
Regardless of any tropical development, the big picture remains focused on relentless rain as a slug of deep tropical moisture becomes oriented toward Texas or the northern Gulf Coast.
Tropical storm in Gulf of Mexico becoming increasingly likely
A tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico is becoming an increasingly likely next week as an area of low pressure develops in the Bay of Campeche.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring a potential tropical disturbance that could form next week across the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.
"Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression could form by the middle part of next week while the system moves slowly westward or west-northwestward," the NHC said in its outlook Saturday morning of the action across the Pacific and the Bay of Campeche in southern Mexico.
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"Friends and family in Mississippi, in parts of southern Louisiana, be on the lookout for days of rain ahead," FOX Weather Meteorologist Michael Estime said. "If that should become a named storm, we'll watch to see what happens. If it becomes a named storm, its name would be Alberto."
Regardless of any tropical development, the big picture remains focused on relentless rain as a slug of deep tropical moisture becomes oriented toward Texas or the northern Gulf Coast.
Houston Public Works announced it will reduce water levels in Lake Houston by 12-inches in preparation for the event. The reduction of water is to prevent flooding, and the agency says property owners should secure their belongings along the shoreline.
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The disturbance is expected to bring heavy rain and potential flash flooding to the region starting early during the workweek. If a tropical depression or storm were to threaten the region, it would likely only increase the rain totals slightly and potentially enhance the wind gusts.
Invest 90L, which brought over 2 feet of rain to some parts of South Florida this week, has since dissipated in the Atlantic.