Tropical Storm Arthur Forms in Gulf, Threatens Carolinas with Heavy Rain

Each hurricane season begins not with a roar but with a name — and 2026's Atlantic season has found its first in Arthur, a tropical storm born near the Texas coast and already reaching inland with its rains. Though the storm itself will make landfall along Louisiana's southwestern shores, its deeper influence will be felt hundreds of miles away, as tropical moisture funnels northeastward into the Carolinas through Thursday and Friday. It is a reminder that storms rarely confine their consequences to the places where they first appear.