Tropical Weather

Named storms have formed in the Atlantic before the official June 1 start of hurricane season in each of the last six years. The National Hurricane Center is discussing starting the season in May.

The remnants of Post-Tropical Cyclone Beta left a drenched but relieved Lone Star State behind on Wednesday. The system that forecasters had worried last week could grow into a hurricane and slam into the Corpus Christi region became little more than a heavy rainmaker for southeastern Texas.