Season's first named storm dumps heavy rains on Texas and Mexico killing 3

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Tropical Storm Alberto is rumbling toward northeast Mexico as the first named storm of the season, carrying heavy rains that left three people dead but also brought hope to a region suffering under a prolonged, severe drought.

These must-have Insider Deal household items are at unbeatable prices!A bird flies over a deserted pier in Miramar, in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Tropical Storm Alberto formed on Wednesday in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the first named storm of the hurricane season. , carrying heavy rains that left three people dead. But Alberto also brought hope to a region suffering under a prolonged, severe drought.

But in nearby Nuevo Leon state, civil protection authorities reported three deaths linked to Alberto's rains. They said one man died in the La Silla river in the city of Monterrey, the state capital, and that two minors died from electric shocks in the municipality of Allende. Local media reported that the minors were riding a bicycle in the rain.

Late Wednesday, Alberto was located about 40 miles east of Tampico, Mexico, and about 250 miles south-southeast of Brownsville, Texas, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph , according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. The storm was moving west at 13 miles per hour.The U.S. National Weather Service said the main hazard for southern coastal Texas is flooding from excess rain. On Wednesday the NWS said there is “a high probability” of flash flooding in southern coastal Texas.

Authorities closed schools for the remainder of the week in Tamaulipas as there could be localized flooding.

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