tropical storm tropical brought torrential rainfall western united_states gulf_coast particularly state texas june named storm annual hurricane season developed area low pressure june depression slowly strengthened tracked west northwestward later north northwestward western gulf_of_mexico subsequently upgraded tropical storm june failed intensify proximity land cyclone landfall texas winds mph degenerated remnant disturbance june precursor disturbance tropical storm dropped heavy rainfall central_america result fatalities occurred el_salvador heavy rainfall produced heavy rainfall yucatán_peninsula tropical cyclone rainfall mexico inundated areas damage totaled million total people killed mexico flood damage extensive widespread urban flooding road entire plots farmland inundated torrential rains brought interacted passing cold helped produce showers northeast damage comparatively severe total caused deaths million damage meteorological history precursor identified satellite images cluster disturbed weather east june following week system grew slowly tracked northwestward strong wind shear area prohibited development tropical cyclone june formation upper level low progression tropical wave caribbean_sea helped foster development low pressure area yucatán_peninsula initially new rainbands began wrap new vortex center utc national_hurricane_center nhc classified system tropical depression west yucatán_peninsula storm considered tropical cyclone wind shear earlier development remained present outflow disrupting core infant tropical depression aircraft reconnaissance identify defined center circulation initial system continued struggle organization new cluster thunderstorms concentrated band developed depression northwest late june hours new area precipitation began wrap new dominant circulation center nhc assumed tropical depression relocated northwest classified system tropical storm utc june strengthen classification peak intensity attained concurrent upgrade tropical storm strength maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar hpa inhg coast presence trough north eventually landfall utc june virtually unchanged intensity point roughly south texas tropical storm quickly deteriorated tropical depression intensity landfall longer considered tropical cyclone utc june remnants continued track faded ambient environment preparations impact central_america gulf_of_mexico precursor caused torrential prolonged rainfall central_america el_salvador single landslide attributed flooding killed people flooding mexico associated tropical system killed state flood damage estimated million homes flooded roughly people prompting mexican armed forces implement emergency rescue plans state highest rainfall total mexico documented station measured rain tropical cyclone highest rainfall total occurred rain reported roads blocked mud rocks passed offshore oil platforms tracked northwestward gulf_of_mexico producing gusty winds strongest surface wind gust reported association mph oil platform south texas oil platforms experienced gusts sustained winds gale force texas relocation tropical cyclone watch warning tropical storm warning coastal areas june issued nhc association cyclone issued hours landfall warning discontinued system moved inland prior warning satisfied criterion tropical storm watch developing tropical depression nhc national_weather_service forecast offices opted delay watch result poorly organized appearance cyclone time given weak nature relatively extent coast impacted evacuations minimal fled summer homes texas threat flooding texas coast produced small storm surge peaking areas sections causing flooding storm tide eroded foot sand beaches lower texas coast combined heavy rainfall associated storm surge produced significant tidal flooding coastal stretches beach erosion occurred far north tides reported high woman swept sea near required rescue united_states_coast_guard waters lake corpus large funnel cloud reported touched caused damage nearby memorial causeway completely inundated exception lane prompting extensive study possible solutions raising causeway nearly years later precipitation tropical storm reached areas inland enhanced northeastern texas louisiana arkansas result interaction cyclone passing frontal boundary exacerbated flood conditions areas rainfall peaked texas localized rainfall observed texas torrential precipitation caused rivers swell overflow banks forcing farm market roads close plots crops portions interstate forced close flood waters overran highway entirety crop eliminated floods texas homes flooded storm related death occurred henderson rain measured deep moisture caused extensive crop damage losses crop crop crop resulting million damage area standing ruined near harvest ready crop killed cotton plants street flooding prevalent urban areas point storm downtown completely underwater deployed small boats city encourage evacuation homes urban flooding occurred corpus area addition increase insects station city set daily record rainfall rain seven half hour period roughly cotton cotton inundated damage crops totaled million destruction wrought homes businesses infrastructure texas reached million louisiana louisiana rainfall peaked regional airport nearby cross lake rose highest level recorded history flooding nearby homes necessitating rescue people parishes sustained flood damage extent mainly resulting
Tropical Storm Arlene (1993)