The Atlantic season's first tropical storm swirled over Mexico's central Gulf coast Thursday, bringing heavy rains to a wide swath of the country but causing little damage. The heart of Tropical Storm Arlene struck land near Cabo Rojo, a cape just off the mainland between the cities of Tampico and Tuxpan. Arlene weakened to a tropical depression late Thursday and was expected to dissipate Friday. Read more
A disturbance in the southern Gulf of Mexico has become a tropical storm and is expected to affect northeastern Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday Read more