The first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season formed Wednesday near the Gulf Coast, bringing intense rain and the threat of dangerous flash floods to states including Texas and Louisiana, meteorologists said.
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Tropical Storm Arthur was a disorganized cluster of storms that brought rain for days over parts of eastern Mexico and the Gulf. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said conditions were conducive for a short-lived tropical storm to form.
#Arthur forms in the western Gulf, hugging the Texas coast line.
Moving: NE at 9 mph
Min pressure: 1001 mb
Max sustained: 40 mph pic.twitter.com/WeRRRbut2o— Ryan Phillips – NBC6 (@RyanNBC6) June 17, 2026
Arthur is located about 40 miles east-northeast of Port O’Connor, Texas and 190 miles west-southwest of Lake Charles, Louisiana. It has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and is moving northeast at 9 mph.
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Arthur was forecast to move over the northwestern Gulf Coast into Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Gusty winds and coastal flooding were possible.
“Prolonged rainfall may extend the flood threat into the weekend,” National Hurricane Center director Michael Brennan said Tuesday.
The National Hurricane Center said Arthur is anticipated to weaken once it moves inland, and it could dissipate by Wednesday night or early Thursday.
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