Recap: Tropical Storm Warnings issued as first storm of season threatens millions

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Updated Just Now Published June 16, 2026
Recap: Tropical Storm Warnings issued as first storm of season threatens millions
Published June 16, 2026
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Recap: Tropical Storm Warnings issued as first storm of season threatens millions
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Potential Tropical Cyclone One: The National Hurricane Center officially initiated advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone One.
Tropical Storm Watch issued: A Tropical Storm Watch is now in effect along the northwestern Gulf Coast, spanning from Sargent, Texas, to Morgan City, Louisiana. This means tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch zone over the next 24 to 36 hours.
Arthur expected by Wednesday: The disturbance has a 60% chance of development over the next 48 hours. It is forecast to slide offshore tonight, briefly gain organization over the warm waters of the open Gulf to become Tropical Storm Arthur, and then curve back inland near the Texas-Louisiana border late Wednesday night.
Life-threatening flood threat: Forecasters stress that the storm's name is secondary to its immense rain potential. The system is expected to dump a widespread 5 to 8 inches of rain, with isolated bullseyes reaching up to 15 inches through Thursday, sparking dangerous flash flooding across the mid-to-upper Texas coast, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the western Florida Panhandle.
5:01 PM ET 4 HRS Ago
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9:20 PM ET 3 Min Ago
Hurricane Hunters take aim at Potential Tropical Storm One to gather critical forecast data
As Potential Tropical Storm One churns over the warm waters of the Gulf, a specialized team of meteorologists and aircrews known as the Hurricane Hunters has been tasked with flying directly into the system to gather critical data that satellites alone can't provide.
While flying into a developing tropical system may seem dangerous to most travelers, Hurricane Hunters routinely penetrate some of the most powerful storms on Earth, collecting critical data from deep within their cores.
Hurricane Hunters Tracking PTC One
The National Hurricane Center has tasked both NOAA and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft to investigate Potential Tropical Cyclone One on Wednesday, with crews expected to sample the storm throughout the afternoon and overnight hours.
Hurricane Hunters are scheduled to investigate Potential Tropical Cyclone One twice on Wednesday, with NOAA's P-3 aircraft expected to enter the system around 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) and an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter mission slated to begin around 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 UTC), continuing overnight into early Thursday.
The data collected will help forecasters determine whether the system has strengthened into a tropical storm and refine forecasts for impacts along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast.
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8:15 PM ET 1 HR Ago
Potential Tropical Cyclone One could become a tropical storm overnight
Forecast track for Potential Tropical Cyclone One in the Gulf.
In their latest advisory, the National Hurricane Center said Potential Tropical Cyclone One could become Tropical Storm Arthur in the overnight hours.
The disturbance will move offshore the Texas coast in a few hours, move roughly parallel to the upper Texas coast tomorrow and move back inland in extreme eastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana late Wednesday or early Thursday, the NHC said.
Sustained winds are at 30 mph, with higher gusts expected.
"The disturbance is forecast to gradually strengthen and could become a tropical storm early on Wednesday," the advisory said.
The storm is expected to weaken on Thursday after it moves back over land.
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7:53 PM ET 1 HR Ago
No Change: Potential Tropical Cyclone One threatens dangerous flooding along Texas and Louisiana
The National Hurricane Center made no significant changes in its latest advisory on Potential Tropical Cyclone One, which continues to track along the Gulf Coast and is expected to bring a growing threat of flooding rainfall to parts of Texas and Louisiana.
Dangerous, life-threatening flooding is likely over portions of Texas and Louisiana as the system moves northeast at 6 mph.
PTC One 8 PM
The storm is currently 15 miles south southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas, and about 300 miles southwest of Lake Charles, Louisiana.
The system currently has maximum sustained winds of 30 mph, with higher gusts. Forecasters expect gradual strengthening as the disturbance moves over the Gulf, and it could become a tropical storm as early as Wednesday. Any intensification is expected to be limited, however, and the system should begin to weaken on Thursday after moving back inland along the Texas-Louisiana border region.
The disturbance is expected to move offshore of the Texas coast later today before tracking northeast just off the upper Texas coastline on Wednesday. Forecasters expect the system to remain near the coast as it moves across the northwestern Gulf, then make landfall again in far eastern Texas or southwestern Louisiana late Wednesday into early Thursday.
A tropical storm warning is in effect from Sabine Pass, Texas, to Morgan City, Louisiana. A tropical storm watch is in effect from Sargent, Texas, to Sabine Pass, Texas.
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A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area, in this case within 24 hours. A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, in this case within 12 to 24 hours.
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7:04 PM ET 2 HRS Ago
Flash Flood Warning impacts New Orleans metro area
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for the New Orleans metro area, with over 400,000 people in the threat zone.
The warning will remain in effect until 8 p.m. CDT.
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5:37 PM ET 3 HRS Ago
Tropical disturbance will pack a punch, but not for Houston
Much of coastal Texas will see major impacts from a tropical disturbance tomorrow, but one major city will be spared.
Houston, Texas, falls just outside the bull's eye of the system, as Potential Tropical Cyclone One barrels toward Louisiana.
Rain still to come through Friday in the South.
Scattered showers to fall Wednesday morning.
Here's why Houston will miss out.
The city is directly in the storm's path, but is only forecast to see up to 1 inch of rain, according to the FOX Forecast Center.
The city got some rain today, and any precipitation that does fall tomorrow will happen in the morning.
The tropical disturbance that looms in the Gulf is essentially lopsided, and Houston is situated right in the middle.
The FOX Forecast Center said dry air pulled south behind the storms will impact Houston, preventing heavy rain focused on the east side of the storm.
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5:09 PM ET 4 HRS Ago
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