India, June 16 -- The first tropical system of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico, with forecasters warning it could soon become Tropical Storm Arthur; while bringing dangerous flooding rainfall across parts of the Gulf Coast and the Florida Panhandle.

According to the National Hurricane Center, the disturbance previously known as Invest 90L was upgraded Tuesday to Potential Tropical Cyclone One as it moved near the southern Texas coast.

As of Tuesday morning, the system was located about 65 miles southwest of Corpus Christi, Texas, with sustained winds near 30 mph and moving northeast at around 6 mph.

Forecasters say the storm has a small window to strengthen over the warm Gulf waters before movi...