Tropical Storm Alberto Strengthens as System Approaches Mexico
- Maximum sustained winds increased close to 50 miles per hour
- Atlantic hurricane season runs from June through November
Floodwater in Surfside Beach, Texas on June 19.
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Tropical Storm Alberto is strengthening as the system neared the Gulf coast of Mexico, and is expected to dump heavy rain across the northeast of the country and into southern Texas.
The center of Alberto is expected to reach the coast of Mexico early Thursday, and maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 miles (85 kilometers) per hour, according to the US National Hurricane Center. The system is the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season this year.