Harold made landfall over South Padre Island late morning, bringing strong winds, heavy rainfall, rough surf and some tornado risk.
The system hit the Gulf Coast less than 48 hours after Tropical Storm Hilary swept through the California and Nevada deserts, dumping up to a year’s worth of rainfall there.
Two other storms, Gert and Emily, formed over the weekend, although both have dissipated. And there are two other systems to watch in the central and eastern Atlantic, although those storms should remain out to sea. Harold is forecast to bring 3 to 6 inches of rain, especially near and north of its center. Tropical cyclones have highly “efficient” precipitation production. Because the system is so waterlogged, none of the rain evaporates on its way to the ground. Rainfall rates could top 2 inches per hour near the storm’s core.A few tornadoes also are possible because of wind shear, a change of wind speed and/or direction with elevation.
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