Tropical Depression 3 becomes Tropical Storm Chris, to move into Mexico early Monday

Tropical Storm Chris (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

UPDATE: At 10 p.m., Tropical Depression 3 intensified into Tropical Storm Chris.

It now has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and is moving west at 13 mph. Minimum central pressure is 1005 mb.

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Chris is expected to move inland into Mexico early Monday morning before dissipating.


A new tropical depression has formed in the southwest Gulf of Mexico.

The National Hurricane Center began issuing advisories Sunday afternoon on Tropical Depression 3 located in the Bay of Campeche.

Track of Tropical Depression 3 (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

It is currently 185 miles east southeast of Tuxpan, Mexico and has maximum sustained winds of 35 mph.

It is moving west at 12 mph and has a minimum central pressure of 1006 mb.

This system is forecasted to strengthen into a weak tropical storm before making landfall late Sunday night or early Monday morning in Mexico.

Futuretrack of Tropical Depression 3 (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

There is no threat to Texas from this system, but heavy rainfall is likely in parts of Mexico as this system moves inland and dissipates.


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Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. He is passionate about weather and the outdoors and often spends his days off on the water fishing.

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