While some parts of the country swelter, the triple digit days of Central Texas have passed away, and after a few cool nights, we’ve got a tropical disturbance to watch in the western Gulf, with a chance of some heavy, drought-busting rain. After an unseasonably warm and mostly dry first half of the year we’ll take it.
Weather.com says the disturbance has already developed "a small vortex along the Mexican coast near Tampico. Should the vortex move slightly off the coast it could develop before reaching the Texas coast Tuesday. However, if the vortex moves on the coast or hugs the coast development would not be likely. Either way the overall area is moving to the north-northwest and should move into eastern Texas Tuesday with heavy rain."
Troy Kimmel, who teaches meteorology at the University of Texas, expects "the potential of a couple of inches of rain beginning tomorrow (Tuesday) and continuing into Thursday and Friday when rain chances diminish."
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