MIAMI — Hurricane season remains active as another tropical storm formed Tuesday.
Tropical Storm Karl formed at 5 p.m. in the Bay of Campeche in the southern Gulf of Mexico.
The storm has winds of 40 mph and is moving northwest at 6 mph.
TRACKING THE TROPICS: Hurricane Center | Hurricane Guide
Tropical Storm #Karl Advisory 1: Karl Forms in the Bay of Campeche. Tropical Storm Watch Issued For Portions of Southeastern Mexico. https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) October 11, 2022
On the forecast track, Karl will approach the coast of Mexico on Thursday.
A tropical storm watch was issued for portions of southeastern Mexico.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles from the center.
Heavy rainfall could produce flash flooding in the isthmus of Tehuantepec, in the southern Sierra Madre Oriental mountains and adjacent coastal areas with possible mudslides in areas of higher terrain.
