A Gulf tropical disturbance will soak parts of drought-stricken Texas this weekend.
on which a budding tropical system can feed. And neither of the twin nemeses of tropical cyclones – wind shear and dry air – appear to be too high in the Gulf.
However, this system won't have much time before it moves into southern Texas by Sunday, when any chance for development would end. Whether or not it becomes a depression, parts of coastal and south Texas will see soaking rain each day through early Monday.However, locally heavier rain is likely where bands of rain stall out for an hour or more. This will trigger flash flooding in at least a few areas, even where rain hasn't fallen for some time, as heavy rain runs off ground hardened by drought.
The bulk of tropical storms and hurricanes occur between the later half of August and the first half of October, with a peak around Sept. 10. hereThe Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company, IBM.
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