A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >
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A large broad area of low pressure formed across the Bay of Campeche on June 17th. This large area of low pressure, coupled with a large surface high pressure over the Eastern United States, created a tight pressure gradient across the Northern Gulf, resulting in a large easterly wind fetch over this region. The broad low-pressure area drifted northward through the evening of June 18th in response of a mid to upper-level trough of low pressure across Texas and Northern Mexico. By June 19th, the mid to upper-level trough lifted northward with a mid to upper-level high pressure ridge building westward across the Southern U.S. This allowed for the broad area of low pressure to turn westward and gradually get better organized, being upgraded to Tropical Storm Alberto at 10 AM CDT June 19th. Tropical Storm Alberto gradually strengthened further and made landfall around Tampico, Mexico just before daybreak June 20th with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (45 knots). Alberto continued to move quickly westward after landfall, dissipating across the mountains of Central Mexico later that afternoon. TORNADOES:
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