Tropical Storm Alberto (2024)

Tropical Storm Alberto was a broad but short-lived tropical cyclone that affected portions of Mexico and the U.S. states of Texas and Louisiana during June 2024. The first named storm of the extremely active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Alberto originated on June 12 from a broad area of disturbed weather resulting from a Central American Gyre feature that later developed into an area of low pressure in the Bay of Campeche. The disturbance was designated Potential Tropical Cyclone One by the National Hurricane Center on June 17. Two days later, the disturbance strengthened into a tropical storm and was assigned the name Alberto. The next day, Alberto peaked with sustained winds of 50 mph (80 km/h) before making landfall near Tampico, Tamaulipas. After landfall, Alberto rapidly weakened and dissipated nine hours after landfall on June 20.

Despite being weak, Alberto was unusually broad, affecting Texas, Louisiana, and northeastern Mexico throughout its lifetime. Alberto produced heavy flooding across Mexico and Texas, with Lamar, Texas, recording 10.5 in (267 mm) of rainfall. Three tornadoes were spawned by the storm, including an EF1 tornado near Bellville, Texas, that caused minor damage to a business and at least two homes. Six deaths occurred as a result of the storm — five in Nuevo León and one in Galveston, Texas. Alberto caused an estimated $265 million (2024 USD) in damage.