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Article first published: Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 5 a.m. ET Article last updated: Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 11 p.m. ET
Arthur, the first named tropical storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, weakened to a post-tropical cyclone after making landfall.
Arthur” has been used seven times before and a Gulf system could soon become the next named storm. Here's what to know
Arthur was a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday morning Central time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Arthur is the first named storm to form in the Atlantic in 2026.
The path of Tropical Storm Arthur has been laid out in forecasts, with significant risks to life and property possible from flooding as the storm sweeps across the South
