Tropical Storm Arthur Dissipates, Threatening Up to 20 Inches of Gulf Coast Rain
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 17
Tropical Storm Arthur Dissipates, Threatening Up to 20 Inches of Gulf Coast Rain
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 17
Summary
Arthur fell apart on Wednesday almost as soon as it formed, but forecasters said its moisture plume will keep driving potentially life-threatening flash flooding across the Gulf Coast through Friday.
5 to 10 inches of rain are forecast for southern Louisiana, southern Mississippi, parts of Alabama, and possibly Georgia and the Florida Panhandle, with isolated totals nearing 20 inches.
4 inches had already fallen in San Antonio and about 7 inches in the Houston area since Sunday, while parts of Louisiana had also picked up 5 to 7 inches before the storm moved east.
Varying winds tore at Arthur’s circulation and left the storm misaligned, so when it made landfall in Texas the worst rain and winds stayed offshore; forecasters still see a chance it could reorganize off the East Coast later this week.