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The National Weather Service Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley says there’s a high chance of a tropical cyclone development over the next two days.
According to an update released Sunday, the NWS said the National Hurricane Center is monitoring a broad area of low pressure over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, adding that environmental conditions are expected to become conducive for additional development.
While there’s a high chance of 80% of a tropical cyclone developing over the next 48 hours, the NWS said there’s a 90% chance of that development over the next seven days.
“A tropical depression is likely to form during the next few days as the system moves generally northwestward and then northward near or along the Gulf coast of Mexico and Texas through the middle of the week,” the NWS said in its report.
Regardless of any tropical development, the NWS said hazardous beach and marine conditions will continue into next week, with the threat for heavy rainfall increasing, which may result in isolated to scattered flash floods.
As a result, the NWS is strongly encouraging the clearing of drainage ditches, canals, clean-outs and any other flood-prone area of any debris that has built up through the summer. They also urge residents to revisit their preparedness plans and restock “stay” or “go” kits.
Here’s the latest update:
Potential tropical cyclone headed to RGV; coastal residents warned of heavy rains, strong winds
