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Tropical Storm Beryl, which formed late Friday, is expected to become the first hurricane of the 2024 season this weekend, the National Hurricane Center said. As of 11 p.m. Friday, Beryl was 1,110 miles east-southeast of Barbados and moving west at 18 mph. Its maximum sustained winds were 40 mph, and tropical-storm-force winds extended 45 miles from its center. “Development this far east in late June is unusual,” the forecasters at the hurricane center said. “In fact, there have only been a few storms in history that have formed over the central or eastern tropical Atlantic this early in...

An area of stormy weather in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico could bring localized flooding to parts of northeastern Mexico Sunday, though its chances for tropical development are steadily dwindling. The large area of showers and thunderstorms was located about 20 miles southeast of La Pesca, Mexico, as of 8 p.m. and was due to head inland, according to the National Hurricane Center. Its odds of developing dropped to 10% from 40% earlier in the day. The next named storm will be Beryl. The 2024 hurricane season, which officially began June 1, is expected to be extremely active. In its annual...

An area of stormy weather in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico could still become a tropical depression this weekend before reaching the coast of northeastern Mexico on Sunday night, forecasters said. The large area of showers and thunderstorms over the southwestern Gulf lacked a well-defined center by Saturday evening and its odds of developing have decreased since earlier in the week. However, heavy rain is likely to cause flooding in parts of southeastern Mexico and southern Texas regardless through the end of the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday. It is expected to...