Tropical Storm Amanda forms in Pacific, may threaten Gulf of Mexico

Tropical Storm Amanda has developed in the Pacific south of Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center.  Early Sunday morning, the National Hurricane Center officially called the low aTropical Storm Amanda.  The system is expected to dissipate before it moves into the Gulf of Mexico next week.

The storm has a 50 percent chance of development over the next five days, according to NHC.

Amanda moved over Guatemala and could redevelop over the southeastern Bay of Campeche, according to the National Weather Service.   The remnants of the system could redevelop as Amanda pushes slowly northward.  If Amanda’s remnants move back over water, conditions appear likely for redevelopment of the system as it moves through Texas this week.

Heavy rainfall is expected to continue for southern Mexico during the next few days. Expect increasing moisture to head this way.

According to NWS, no impacts are expected to the Deep South Texas through the middle of next week.