Tropical Depression Three forms on the first day of hurricane season

AUSTIN, Texas — The month of June normally brings a quieter yet modestly active time in the weather department to Central Texas. As we begin the month, a few isolated showers and storms can be expected as we monitor the track of a low-pressure disturbance over Big Bend in West Texas. 

Additionally, June 1 is the official beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season. So far in 2020, we’ve had our first two named storms: Arthur and Bertha. Our next named storm to come would be Cristobal. 

As of Tuesday morning, the information from the National Hurricane Center shows a large area of unsettled weather which are remnants of an earlier Pacific tropical storm, Amanda. The disturbance is off of the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula and has formed into Tropical Depression Three. It is forecast to become Tropical Storm Cristobal in the next 24 hours.

The forecast is for the storm to move into the middle of The Gulf of Mexico this weekend. It is too soon to forecast whether the track eventually brings it near the Lone Star state; however, continuous tracking and monitoring will continue as the week wears on. 

Here’s a look at this week’s rain chances. 

The Climate Prediction Outlooks eight to 14-day look continues to keep rainfall chances at a minimum leading towards a drier and warmer for two weeks. 

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