Weather
Tropical Weather Possible On Texas Coast As System Approaches
A system in the Gulf of Mexico has a 60 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression before it makes landfall tonight.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX — A weather system in the Gulf of Mexico now has a 60 percent chance of developing into a short-lived tropical depression or storm before moving inland on the Texas coast Friday night, according to an update from the National Hurricane Center.
The system is expected to produce heavy rainfall in southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana through Saturday. This comes after heavy rainfall in the area Monday through Wednesday, and more rain on saturated ground could result in flash, urban and river flooding in Montgomery and Harris counties.
The system had winds of 30-35 mph near its center as of the NHC's 1 p.m. update.
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Here's the latest visible satellite loop showing a disturbance (#Invest91L) spinning over the western Gulf of Mexico. Showers currently moving over southeast TX are associated with the outer bands of this system. #txwx #houwx #glswx #bcswx pic.twitter.com/ARTQXLUx8f
— NWS Houston (@NWSHouston) May 21, 2021
Hurricane season doesn't officially start until June 1, but there are already two potential tropical weather systems in the Atlantic basin. In the NHC's 1 p.m. update, a system 300 miles east-northeast of Bermuda was given a 90 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression or storm over the next 48 hours to five days.
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