Remnants from Tropical Storm Arthur drench Gulf states, flooding homes and forcing evacuations
Officials said the storm dumped more than 2 feet of rain in one Louisiana parish and forced water rescues and evacuations across the Gulf Coast.
- On Thursday, June 18, 2026, Tropical Storm Arthur's remnants battered the Gulf Coast with intense flooding and severe weather. A county road crew member died during cleanup operations in Franklin County, Mississippi, officials reported.
- Tropical Storm Arthur lasted only 12 hours as a named storm Wednesday before weakening into a low-pressure area, dragging torrential rains through the Deep South on Thursday and triggering widespread, devastating flooding.
- The New Orleans National Weather Service Office issued 18 flash flood warnings Thursday, the second-highest daily total in nearly 40 years. More than 2 feet of rain fell in 48 hours in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, flooding at least 200 homes.
- Life-Threatening floodwaters trapped people in RVs at a Perkinston campground, where rescuers used canoe paddles to break windows. Officials also evacuated 30 homes near the Anchor Lake Dam as rising waters threatened the structure.
- Arthur's remnants are moving off the Carolina coast into the Atlantic by Friday afternoon, with the National Hurricane Center expecting no additional tropical development across the Atlantic basin through next week.
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Arthur’s remnants leave a trail of devastating flooding across the Deep South
Tropical Storm Arthur lasted only 12 hours as a named storm on Wednesday – one of the shortest-lived named storms in Atlantic basin records – but its stormy, water-logged remnants dragged a slug of torrential rains and severe weather through parts of the Deep South on Thursday, leading to widespread, devastating flooding from south and central Louisiana to southeastern Mississippi and lower Alabama.
Tropical Storm Arthur remnants drench Gulf States after tornadoes...
The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur battered parts of the southeastern United States with drenching rains and strong wind on Thursday, tearing through buildings, flooding homes and launching water rescues along the Gulf Coast. Severe weather also pummeled parts of the Midwest, where a separate line of strong storms knocked down structures and left tens of thousands of residents without power. Arthur was the first tropical storm of the season i…
The remnants of tropical storm Arthur continued to hit the south of the United States on Thursday with torrential rains, floods and tornadoes that left at least one dead and hundreds of homes damaged in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Arthur was the first storm named after hurricane season 2026 in the Atlantic, an early reminder that Massachusetts must also be prepared.Arthur landed on Tuesday near Matagorda Bay, Texas, with sustained winds …
Threat not over as remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur flood homes along Gulf Coast
Post-Tropical Storm Arthur's remnants are moving through the Southeast, causing flooding, damage and water rescues. Severe storms are expected to continue Friday after heavy rain and severe weather battered parts of the Gulf Coast Thursday. The flash flood threat will remain across the South and into the Mid-Atlantic throughout Friday. A stalled front is keeping the flood threat high from Texas to the Deep South, while the remnants of Arthur are…
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