A disturbance in the eastern Pacific is expected to reach tropical storm strength on Friday, the National Hurricane Center reports.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Claudette started off as an area of disorganized weather over the Bay of Campeche in the Gulf. It eventually strengthened to a tropical storm on June 19, 2021 as it neared the Louisiana coastline. Claudette weakened to a tropical depression as it tracked inland towards South Carolina by June 20, 2021.

The National Hurricane Center said Monday morning, June 16 a tropical disturbance in the Pacific could soon strengthen into a tropical depression.

All tropical cyclone signals were cancelled at 3.40pm on Sunday, as the observatory said Tropical Depression Wutip continued to move further away

Any hurricane or tropical storm threatening Houston or the Texas coastline draws power from the heat energy stored in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Just two weeks into the Atlantic hurricane season,

Tropical Storm Dalila is expected to form Friday in the Eastern Pacific. Meanwhile, more flooding rain will move across the South after deadly flash floods claimed five lives in San Antonio, Texas.