2026年6月17日 / 美国东部时间上午11:23 / 哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）新闻
热带风暴亚瑟于周三在得州墨西哥湾沿岸形成，成为大西洋飓风季首个被命名的风暴。
据美国国家飓风中心消息，这场风暴在得州海岸中部附近生成，距离奥康纳港约40英里，距路易斯安那州查尔斯湖190英里。它以每小时40英里的最大持续风速向东北方向移动，这一风速刚好达到热带风暴的认定阈值。
美国国家飓风中心表示，随着亚瑟向陆地移动并可能登陆，其强度预计只会发生微小变化。但风暴预计会加速移动，其中心将于周三某个时段沿得州沿海移动或登陆。在继续向路易斯安那州南部移动后，亚瑟预计将在内陆减弱。
无论亚瑟的行进路径如何，美国国家飓风中心都警告称，这场风暴将持续给从休斯顿到亚特兰大的美国东南部广大区域带来强降雨和洪涝灾害。在一份预警公告中，预报员指出这场风暴“预计会在该地区部分区域引发危及生命的洪涝灾害”和强风。
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热带风暴警报已在得州高岛至路易斯安那州摩根城之间区域生效，意味着上述区域将在12小时内出现热带风暴级天气。得州萨金特至高岛区域同时发布了热带风暴观察预警，即该区域在相同时间范围内有可能出现热带风暴级天气，但并非必然发生。
亚瑟本周早些时候开始形成，最初是墨西哥湾西部的一处热带扰动。随着风暴路径上的沿海社区持续遭遇强降雨，多地已引发危险的山洪，它最终成型并增强。
亚瑟预计将在得州、路易斯安那州、密西西比州、阿拉巴马州部分区域以及佛罗里达 panhandle 西部带来5至10英寸的降雨量。预报人员还警告称，根据涨潮时间，沿海地区的风暴潮可能会比正常水位高出4英尺，这些区域平时通常不会出现积水。
“最深的积水将出现在登陆点附近及以东的近海沿岸，风暴潮将伴随大型且危险的海浪，”美国国家飓风中心称。
该机构补充道，未来两天，墨西哥湾西北部沿岸还将出现“危及生命的海浪和离岸流状况”。此外，该区域还有可能出现零星龙卷风。
大西洋飓风季的时间范围为6月1日至11月30日，不过热带风暴和飓风活动通常在8月至10月间达到峰值。预报人员预计今年飓风季的风暴数量将低于常年平均水平，美国国家海洋和大气管理局的最新展望报告显示，今年将有8至14个被命名的风暴，其中3至5个可能升级为飓风。
尼基·诺兰为本报道撰稿。
Tropical Storm Arthur, the first Atlantic tropical cyclone of the year, forms off Texas’ Gulf Coast
June 17, 2026 / 11:23 AM EDT / CBS News
Tropical Storm Arthur formed Wednesday off the Gulf Coast of Texas, becoming the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
The storm developed near the middle of the Texas coast, about 40 miles from Port O’Connor and 190 miles from Lake Charles, Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center. It was traveling northeastward with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, which just cleared the threshold to be considered a tropical storm.
Minimal changes in strength are forecast as Arthur makes its way toward and, potentially, onto land, the National Hurricane Center said. But the storm is expected to speed up while its center moves either along or over coastal Texas at some point on Wednesday. After continuing on its track into southern Louisiana, Arthur is expected to turn inland before weakening.
Regardless of Arthur’s progression, the National Hurricane Center warned the storm would continue to bring heavy rain and flooding to a vast stretch of the southeastern United States, from Houston to Atlanta. In an advisory, forecasters said the storm was “expected to cause life-threatening flooding” and powerful winds in parts of the region.
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Tropical storm warnings were in place from High Island, Texas, to Morgan City, Louisiana, meaning tropical storm conditions were expected in those areas within 12 hours. A tropical storm watch was also issued from Sargent, Texas, to High Island, which means tropical storm conditions were possible within the same time frame, but not necessarily guaranteed.
Arthur started developing earlier this week, as a tropical disturbance in the western Gulf of Mexico. It emerged and strengthened as coastal communities in the path of the storm contended with ongoing bouts of intense rain, which triggered dangerous flash flooding in multiple states.
Arthur will likely dump 5 to 10 inches of rain on sections of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, along with western portions of the Florida Panhandle. They also warned that storm surge could reach 4 feet above normal levels in coastal areas that normally stay dry, depending on the timing of high tide.
“The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast near and to the east of the landfall location, where the surge will be accompanied by large and dangerous waves,” the National Hurricane Center said.
The storm was also expected to produce “life-threatening surf and rip current conditions along the northwestern Gulf Coast for the next couple of days,” it added. Some tornadoes may be possible, too.
Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, although tropical storm and hurricane activity usually peaks between August and October. Forecasters predicted this season will bring fewer storms than an average year, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest outlook calling for eight to 14 named storms, of which three to five might grow into hurricanes.
Nikki Nolan contributed to this report.
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