Tropical storm spins toward Gulf Coast states

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The first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is threatening the northern rim of the Gulf of Mexico, with forecasters predicting heavy rainfall from Texas to Alabama. The National Weather Service issued a Tropical Storm warning for Texas and Louisiana on Tuesday morning. The storm, still several hundred miles from land, is expected to come ashore within the next 48 hours. Coastal cities in Alabama and Mississippi, including Mobile, Pascagoula, and Biloxi, could get as much as 15 inches of rain. Flooding in the area could continue through Thursday night. Hurricane season began June 1 and will stretch through November. Forecasters predict a higher-than-average storm season. The last major storm, Hurricane Ike, hit the area in 2008.

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Leigh Jones

Leigh is features editor for WORLD. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate who spent six years as a newspaper reporter in Texas before joining WORLD News Group. Leigh also co-wrote Infinite Monster: Courage, Hope, and Resurrection in the Face of One of America's Largest Hurricanes. She resides with her husband and daughter in Houston, Texas.