{"id":1885,"date":"2026-06-17T17:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=1885"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:04:26","slug":"tropical-storm-arthur-first-of-2026-atlantic-hurricane-season-forms-in-gulf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=1885","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Storm Arthur, first of 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, forms in Gulf"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The National Hurricane Center said that the Atlantic basin&#8217;s first named storm of the season has formed in the Gulf Coast. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=1883\">Tucson space company cuts dozens of jobs after NASA contract ends<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tropical Storm Arthur was named on Wednesday morning, as it became a minimal tropical storm with top winds of 40 mph. The National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast as the tropical storm is expected to come ashore in the next day. <\/p>\n<p>Although it will not be a strong storm, it will likely drop several inches of rain and cause flooding in low-lying areas of Louisiana and Texas. Numerous flood watches were also issued for the region. <\/p>\n<p><b>RELATED STORY |\u00a0<\/b><b>Forecast calls for below-normal Atlantic hurricane season amid El Ni\u00f1o conditions<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=1881\">HonorHealth CEO Todd LaPorte to step down, successor named<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tropical Storm Arthur is not expected to remain a tropical storm for long; it will come ashore on Wednesday and quickly dissipate into a tropical depression. <\/p>\n<p>Forecasters expect the 2026 season to be below average, as a strengthening El Ni\u00f1o typically creates unfavorable conditions for hurricanes in the Atlantic basin.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=1879\">Person found dead in canal near 19th Avenue and Indian School Road in Phoenix<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tropical Storm Arthur, first of the Atlantic season, heads for Texas and Louisiana with heavy rain and flood risks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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