Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2024 hurricane season, formed on Wednesday morning in the Gulf of Mexico and is heading for the coast of Mexico.
The storm, located 320 miles southeast of Brownsville, Texas, is traveling west-southwest at 9 mph and has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
Forecasters are also monitoring two other potential systems that could impact coastal northern Florida on Friday. Alberto is expected to strengthen slightly overnight before making landfall early Thursday morning south of the U.S. border with Mexico. Once inland, the storm is forecasted to weaken quickly and dissipate over Mexico by Thursday night.
SURFSIDE BEACH, TEXAS – JUNE 19: A person looks out from their balcony over floodwater on June 19, 2024 in Surfside Beach, Texas. Storm Alberto, the first named tropical storm of the hurricane season, was located approximately 305 miles south-southeast of Brownsville, Texas and formed earlier today in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The storm has produced heavy winds and rainfall, creating flooding within various communities along Texas coastlines. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Winds from Tropical Storm Alberto blow sea foam inland, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in Surfside Beach, Texas. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
An oil slick drifts across the surface as the storm surge from Tropical Storm Alberto floods streets, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in Surfside Beach, Texas. ( Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
The storm surge from Tropical Storm Alberto, floods the streets in Surfside Beach, Texas, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. ( Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
SURFSIDE BEACH, TEXAS – JUNE 19: A driveway leading to a home seen is covered in floodwater on June 19, 2024 in Surfside Beach, Texas. Storm Alberto, the first named tropical storm of the hurricane season, was located approximately 305 miles south-southeast of Brownsville, Texas and formed earlier today in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The storm has produced heavy winds and rainfall, creating flooding within various communities along Texas coastlines. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
SURFSIDE BEACH, TEXAS – JUNE 19: In this aerial image, vehicles drive through flooded neighborhoods on June 19, 2024 in Surfside Beach, Texas. Storm Alberto, the first named tropical storm of the hurricane season, was located approximately 305 miles south-southeast of Brownsville, Texas and formed earlier today in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The storm has produced heavy winds and rainfall, creating flooding within various communities along Texas coastlines. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Jeremy Reddout and his daughter, Elexus, enjoy the waves between Murdoch’s and Pleasure Pier as rain falls, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in Galveston, Texas. Tropical Storm Alberto has formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the first named storm of what is forecast to be a busy hurricane season. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Flooded streets as Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, approaches in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Verónica Gabriela Cárdenas/The New York Times)
A woman wades through high water during a downpour in downtown Galveston, Texas, Wednesday, June 22, 2204. Higher than normal tides and afternoon downpours from Tropical Storm Alberto in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico caused flooding on the island. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
