Whoa! This tropical depression heading towards Texas may actually INTENSIFY over land.

Texas is at risk of even more flooding due to rare 'brown ocean' effect

A low pressure area is spinning its way northwestward over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. On its eastern flank, massive thunderstorms tower to heights of 40,000 feet or more, dumping rainfall at rates of greater than two inches per hour.

This storm may soon become tropical storm Bill, but even if it does not develop fully, it is making a beeline for the Texas coast, between Houston and Corpus Christi.

This couldn't come at a worse time, considering that Texas just had its wettest month of any month on record during May, as did Oklahoma, which will also be affected by this storm. Flooding in these states, and others, killed more than three dozen people in May. Any new heavy rainfall is likely to result in flooding.

The National Weather Service in Houston issued a special weather statement on Monday warning of a "dangerous flood threat for parts of southeast Texas." The statement mentions the potential for up to 10 inches of rainfall in some areas. "Rainfall totals this high will lead to flooding," the NWS added.

In a fascinating but unwelcome twist, the record wet month of May — and more recent rains in June — may give rise to a rare meteorological event, known as a "brown ocean" storm.

In short, the tropical system trying to organize over the Gulf of Mexico may defy the common knowledge about hurricanes and tropical storms. The storm may actually intensify as it moves inland, rather than fall apart.
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Way weird. I have never heard of this before.
Texas is gonna warsh away.