Tropical Storm Beta was drifting lazily in the Gulf of Mexico Saturday night with a move towards the Texas coast expected to take place over Sunday.
With wind shear and dry air in the storm's way, National Hurricane Center forecasters expect Beta will remain below hurricane strength through a possible landfall late Monday or early Tuesday.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for...
Port Aransas, Texas to Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana, including Copano Bay, Aransas Bay, San Antonio Bay, Matagorda Bay, Galveston Bay, Sabine Lake, and Lake Calcasieu
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for...
Baffin Bay, Texas to Port Aransas, Texas including Baffin Bay and Corpus Christi Bay
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
Port Aransas Texas to High Island Texas
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
Port Aransas Texas to Morgan City Louisiana
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
South of Port Aransas Texas to the Mouth of the Rio Grande
WIND: Tropical storm conditions are beginning in the tropical storm warning area along the southwestern Louisiana coast and will spread westward to the warning areas in Texas late Sunday through early Monday. Hurricane conditions are possible within the hurricane watch area by late Monday or Monday night. Tropical storm conditions are possible within the tropical storm watch area along the central Louisiana coast tonight, and are possible within the tropical storm watch area along the south Texas coast on Monday.
RAINFALL: Through Thursday, Beta is expected to produce rainfall accumulations of 8 to 12 inches with isolated totals of 20 inches across southern Louisiana and coastal southeast Texas, with 3 to 7 inches spreading northward into the Mid-South mid next week. Flash and urban flooding is likely as well as minor river flooding. Isolated moderate flooding along the middle Texas coast is possible.