Gulf tropical storms can spin up without much warning
5 days agoUpdated: June 22, 2026, 5:02 am EDTPublished: June 18, 2026, 5:54 pm EDT

Quick-forming Gulf systems can be surprising. Storms like Hurricane Humberto and tropical storms Imelda and now Arthur have spun up rapidly in recent years. Meteorologist Rob Shackelford shows why storms near the Texas Coast can surprise us.