{"id":3824,"date":"2026-06-18T11:33:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=3824"},"modified":"2026-06-18T11:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:33:42","slug":"post-tropical-cyclone-arthur-weakens-inland-high-rip-current-risk-issued-for-bay-area-beaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=3824","title":{"rendered":"Post-Tropical Cyclone Arthur weakens inland; high rip current risk issued for Bay Area beaches"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TAMPA, Fla.<\/strong> – <\/span>The first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has weakened after making landfall along the upper Texas coast, but its remnants continue to pose a significant flooding threat across portions of the southeastern United States.<\/p>

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Arthur makes Texas coast landfall<\/h2>

What we know:<\/p>

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According to the National Hurricane Center’s early Thursday morning update, Post-Tropical Cyclone Arthur was centered about 30 miles north-northeast of Galveston, Texas, and moving northeast at approximately 8 mph.<\/p>

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Arthur’s maximum sustained winds have decreased to approximately 35 mph, with gusts in the 46-mph range, and its minimum central pressure was estimated at 1000 mb.<\/p>

FOX 13 meteorologist Dave Osterberg says the storm didn’t last too long because it was being completely sheared apart.<\/p>

The system is expected to accelerate northeastward before turning east-northeast through Friday. The remnants are forecast to move across southeastern Texas and western Louisiana before tracking across the southeastern United States.<\/p>

Severe flash flooding threat<\/h2>

Why you should care:<\/p>

Although Arthur is no longer a tropical storm, the system continues to bring widespread heavy rainfall.<\/p>

The National Hurricane Center forecasts rainfall totals of 5 to 10 inches, with isolated amounts approaching 20 inches, from the Texas coast eastward into portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, western Georgia and the Florida Panhandle through early Friday.<\/p>

Forecasters warn the heavy rainfall could trigger dangerous and potentially life-threatening flash flooding across parts of the region.<\/p>

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Scattered thunderstorms remain concentrated east of the storm’s center, while seas near the Gulf Coast remain elevated at around 11 feet.<\/p>

High rip current risk for Florida Gulf beaches<\/h2>

Local perspective:<\/p>

While the Bay Area is not expected to experience direct impacts from Arthur’s remnants, beachgoers along Florida’s Gulf Coast should be aware of hazardous surf conditions.<\/p>

The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a high rip current risk from 8 a.m. Thursday through Friday morning for:<\/p>