A developing low pressure system is tracking northeastward along the middle Texas coastline, and forecasters are warning it could bring life-threatening flooding to portions of Texas and Louisiana.
According to the National Hurricane Center, as of 1:00 AM Central Time on Wednesday, June 17, the center of the system — designated Potential Tropical Cyclone One — was located near the Texas coast at coordinates 27.7 degrees north, 97.2 degrees west.
The storm was moving to the northeast at approximately 5 miles per hour. It had a minimum central pressure of 1,004 millibars, with maximum sustained winds of around 30 miles per hour.
While the system has not yet reached tropical storm strength, forecasters say the flooding risk is significant and could prove deadly for residents in its path across the Gulf Coast region.
