State and local emergency officials said they’re preparing for the 2020 hurricane season’s first storm in the Gulf of Mexico, while urging Texans to do the same.         

Tropical Storm Cristobal is predicted to make landfall in Louisiana in early June 2020. Tropical Storm Cristobal is predicted to make landfall in Louisiana in early June 2020. Photo: National Hurricane Center Photo: National Hurricane Center Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Tropical Storm Cristobal is predicted to make landfall in Louisiana in early June 2020. Tropical Storm Cristobal is predicted to make landfall in Louisiana in early June 2020….

Tropical Storm Cristobal, which was downgraded to a depression Thursday morning as it spins over the Yucatán Peninsula, is now tracked to make its United States landfall in Louisiana.

Cristobal forecast cone continues on a northern track towards Louisiana. HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Cristobal formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday and is forecast to make landfall as a storm along the Louisiana coast early next week. It was downgraded from tropical storm status in the 10 a.m. National Hurricane Center update on Thursday. While it is now a depression, it is expected to strengthen back to tropical storm status as it moves…

The probably path of Tropical Storm Cristobal as of June 4, 2020. The probably path of Tropical Storm Cristobal as of June 4, 2020. Photo: NOAA’s National Hurricane Center Photo: NOAA’s National Hurricane Center Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 The probably path of Tropical Storm Cristobal as of June 4, 2020. The probably path of Tropical Storm Cristobal as of June 4, 2020. Photo: NOAA’s National Hurricane Center Tropical…

The storm’s forecast cone continues on a northern track towards Louisiana, but Texas is not totally in the clear yet. HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Cristobal formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday and is forecast to make landfall as a storm along the Louisiana coast early next week. But Texas isn’t totally in the clear yet. This week was the official kick off to the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, and it’s already turning out…

Tropical Storm Cristobal is drifting around just onshore in Mexico south of the Bay of Campeche as of writing this, and the longer it remains over land, the more disorganized it will be when it reemerges later this week. After that time, the forecast models seem in fairly good agreement about forecast track, but how much or if it strengthens is up in the air. Cristobal is a rather unique storm in that it is…

The storm’s forecast cone continues on a northern track towards Louisiana, but Texas is not in the clear yet.         

The National Weather Service’s wind speed probabilities map for Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 4 a.m. The National Weather Service’s wind speed probabilities map for Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 4 a.m. Photo: National Weather Service Photo: National Weather Service Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 The National Weather Service’s wind speed probabilities map for Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 4 a.m. The National Weather Service’s wind speed probabilities map…

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There’s still significant uncertainty regarding its track and intensity by the weekend. HOUSTON — Tropical Storm ‘Cristobal’ formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico this morning. This is the earliest we have had the third name storm form on record, and records go back to 1851.     Hurricane Hunters flew into Tropical Depression 3 earlier today and found max sustained winds at 40 mph which means that this system was officially a Tropical Storm….

Photo: National Weather Service Photo: National Weather Service Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: National Weather Service Tropical depression in Gulf upgraded; Tropical Storm Cristobal confirmed Back to Gallery Tropical Depression Three has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Cristobal, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 40 mph. The storm is expected to remain in the Bay of Campeche before likely moving into the central Gulf by Friday and Saturday….

There’s still significant uncertainty regarding its track and intensity by the weekend. Spotty shower chances are with us today. HOUSTON — Hurricane season started yesterday, and right on schedule, we had a brewing tropical system.  By the afternoon hours yesterday, we had a tropical depression (TD#3) and then by the late morning hours today, we had Tropical Storm Cristobal.  This is the earliest we have had the third name storm form on record, and records…