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Low clouds hang over downtown produced by tropical weather in the Gulf of Mexico in Houston, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. 9Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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Tropical Cyclone Arthur weakens to a low pressure area along the upper Texas coast

Tropical Cyclone Arthur weakens to a low pressure area along the upper Texas coast

Tropical Storm Arthur has weakened to a low pressure area along the upper Texas coast. The National Hurricane Center announced that the storm had degenerated Wednesday night. It was the first of the Atlantic season and threatened the southern United States with dangerous flash flooding. Days of heavy rain have been drenching southern Texas. Authorities near Houston said a teenager appears to have drowned in a retention pond Tuesday following a period of heavy rain earlier in the week.