TEXAS - The first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has parts of Texas braced for almost a foot of rain as Tropical Storm Alberto sweeps across the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is predicted to make landfall in Northeastern Mexico today, with effects extending as far north as coastal Louisiana.

Flooding was seen along the South Texas coast early yesterday morning, spreading from Surfside Beach to the south of Galveston. The storm formed about 295 miles south-southeast of Brownsville, Texas, as torrential downpours moved ashore in South Texas and northeastern Mexico, The Washington Post reported.

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said the peak storm surge could reach up to 2 to 4 feet, including around Galveston Bay. As the source noted, the Wednesday morning surge in Galveston Bay reached 4 feet, producing its seventh-highest water level on record.

While the heaviest rains are expected to stay primarily south of the metro, a tropical storm warning does cover coastal counties from just south of Galveston to the U.S.-Mexico border, including Rockport, Corpus Christi, and Brownsville. Tropical storm-force winds with 50-mph gusts are expected along the shoreline.

Alberto is the first named storm of what's expected to be an especially active season for hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, the source stated.

ANUK will continue to monitor the impacts of this storm on Texas and Mexico's growing regions.