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Tropical storm expected to hit Texas coast Tuesday
Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect Monday and Tuesday along the middle Texas coast.
The National Weather Service is monitoring a tropical disturbance moving across the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is expected to strengthen to a tropical storm before moving inland Tuesday morning, according to a NWS Corpus Christi tweet.
At 1 p.m. Monday, the storm was moving at a speed of 16 miles per hour, located about 423 miles west of Port Aransas. By 4 p.m. the center of Tropical Depression Nine was “moving toward the west near 18 mph. A fast motion to the west is expected to continue, and the system is forecast to move inland over south Texas by midday Tuesday,” the weather service said in a release Monday afternoon.
Winds of 40 miles per hour or higher are expected, as well as flooding and a high risk of rip currents for the islands from Baffin Bay to Port O’Connor. Lesser impacts are expected in Nueces, Copano and San Antonio Bays.
High winds could damage porches, awnings, carports, sheds and unanchored mobile homes. Large tree limbs might also be broken and some trees might snap or be uprooted.
South Texas residents should be prepared for potential scattered power and communication outages.
A storm surge of one to three feet of beach inundation and moderate beach erosion is expected Tuesday.
Three to five inches of rain are expected and isolated amounts of up to seven inches are possible.
Due to dry soil conditions, only isolated flash flooding is expected, primarily in urban areas or typical low spots.
Rain bands with tropical storm force wind gusts are expected to reach coastal waters this evening and spread across the region tonight.
Isolated tornadoes could occur early Tuesday morning and into the afternoon hours. Any isolated tornados will likely move quickly westward around the northern outskirts of the storm.
The National Weather Service Forecast Office Corpus Christi shares storm updates and tips on social media.
The city of Corpus Christi and Nueces County provide emergency alerts through voice or text message. To sign up, text BEREADYCCNC to 888777 to receive alerts.
Gulf of Mexico holds possible disturbance, National Hurricane Center reports
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