Tropical Storms Fernand And Gabrielle Form As Hurricane Dorian Spins Away From Florida

As Hurricane Dorian made its way closer to Florida on Tuesday, Tropical Storm Fernand formed in the Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed Wednesday morning in the far east Atlantic.

As of 1 p.m. Wednesday, Fernand was moving inland over northeastern Mexico with lLife-threatening flash flooding possible over portions of that area of the country.

As of 1 p.m. Wednesday, Tropical Storm Fernand was about 40 miles north of La Pesca, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and moving west-northwest at 8 mph.

It’s expected to drop 6 to 12 inches of rain with isolated pockets of 18 inches in Mexico that could cause life-threatening mudslides and flash floods, the NHC said.

South Texas and the lower Texas coast is expected to receive 2 to 4 inches of rain with isolated areas of 6 inches.