{"id":873998,"date":"2026-06-17T17:37:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/873998\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:37:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:37:39","slug":"tropical-storm-arthur-moves-along-texas-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/873998\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Storm Arthur moves along Texas coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HOUSTON<\/strong> – Tropical Storm Arthur has formed, prompting forecasters to issue a Tropical Storm Warning for parts of the Texas Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n

Arthur is the first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. Previously, it had been designated Potential Tropical Cyclone 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the National Hurricane Center, Arthur will move over parts of the Texas coast before heading to its ultimate destination \u2013 Louisiana.<\/p>\n

The forecast cone for PTC 1.
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In addition to Texas, tropical storm alerts have also been issued for coastal areas of Louisiana.<\/p>\n

Tropical storm alerts have been issued for PTC 1.
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\u00a0 Deadly flooding remains threat in Texas <\/p>\n

Arthur is expected to dump flooding rain along the Southeast Texas coast as it moves past the region.<\/p>\n

The Weather Prediction Center has placed parts of the Texas Gulf Coast in a Level 3 out of 4 flood threat through at least Thursday morning. This includes the Houston region.<\/p>\n

The flooding threat zone associated with Arthur.
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Flood watches and warnings have been issued by National Weather Service for coastal areas of Texas.<\/p>\n

Forecasters are warning of 5-10 inches of rainfall with some spots getting as much as 20 inches of rain through Thursday.<\/p>\n

The flood alerts for the Gulf Coast.
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At least two people in Texas have already died<\/a> in flash flooding caused by the disturbance as it moved across Central Texas.<\/p>\n

It is never safe to drive through water covering a roadway. Remember the adage: Turn around, don\u2019t drown.<\/p>\n

The Source:<\/b> Information in this story came from NOAA, the National Hurricane Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n

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