Potential Tropical Cyclone One has formed in the Gulf of Mexico, and could be on its way to becoming the first named tropical system of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
A potential tropical cyclone is a designation used by the National Hurricane Center to indicate a disturbance that is not yet a tropical storm but has the potential to bring that kind of weather to the U.S. within 48 hours.
A Tropical Storm Watch has now been issued for parts of the coast of Texas and northeastern Mexico.
A flood watch has been issued for portiins of south central and southeast Texas, including the following areas, in south central Texas, Coastal Jackson and Inland Jackson. In southeast Texas, Austin, Bolivar Peninsula, Brazoria Islands, Chambers, Coastal Brazoria, Coastal Galveston, Coastal Harris, Coastal Matagorda, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston Island, Inland Brazoria, Inland Galveston, Inland Harris, Inland Matagorda, Matagorda Islands, Southern Liberty, Waller, Washington and Wharton.
This watch will be in effect from 7PM Tueday until 1AM on Thursday.
Much of the region is expected to get up over three inches of rain this week. Parts of the area, especially south of I-10, could see up to ten inches of rain. You can keep track of the radar HERE.
The National Hurricane Center now says that there's a 70% chance of tropical development from a system expected to form over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico early this week.
There's a broad area of low pressure moving in from the east which creates a great chance of heavy rainfall regardless of the storm's formation. Right now this area is ‘Invest 91-L. If it does form, it will be called Alberto.