Tropical Storm Beta forms in Gulf of Mexico

Tropical Storm Beta formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday afternoon.

Forecasters say early next week will likely be filled with rain and thunderstorms for much of Southeast Texas and moderate flooding for Houston’s coastal communities.

Forecasters believe it could dump upwards of 10 inches of rain along parts of the Gulf Coast and produce moderate coastal flooding, according to the National Weather Service. Houston and other inland communities could lesser rainfall totals.

What the storm will do in the coming days is uncertain. Meteorologists with the National Hurricane Center have a large forecast cone predicting where the storm’s center will be in the coming days, which includes the entirety of the Texas coast.

Where will this storm land? Uuummm… Yes. #confused #spiral #txwx pic.twitter.com/LrL3o5P9Q0

— Mary Wasson (@Mary_Wasson) September 18, 2020

Even the spaghetti models have a wide array of possibilities pitching landfall anywhere near Brownsville to central Louisiana. The models also have the possibility that the storm would roll north along the coast.

For now, the storm is moving very slowly.

Saturday will likely be sunny with a high of 88 degrees. Rain chances kick off late Saturday.