Tropical Storm Alberto makes landfall in Mexico, storm surge threat ongoing for Texas
Written by ABC Audio. All rights reserved. on June 20, 2024
(NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, has made landfall in Mexico after pummeling Texas with rain.
A whopping 9.5 inches of rain has inundated Rockport, Texas, just north of Corpus Christi.
Alberto has already brought significant storm surge of more than 4 feet of water to the Texas coast.
As Alberto continues to move through Mexico Thursday, on-shore winds will continue to bring several feet of storm surge from Galveston to Corpus Christi.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 51 counties on Wednesday.
The worst of the rain is done for coastal Texas, from Galveston to Corpus Christi. The heaviest rain has now moved into the mountains of Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley along the Texas-Mexico border.
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