Tropical Storm Harold moving to Texas

Tropical Storm Harold reached the southeast coast of Texas on Tuesday. It brought heavy rain and strong winds to the southern part of the United States.

This storm caused a lot of rain, up to 7 inches in some places in Texas.

By late Tuesday afternoon, the storm became a bit weaker, turning into a tropical depression. However, the heavy rain continued.

On Tuesday night, more than 23,000 people in Texas had no electricity.

The heavy rain in Texas happened right after a lot of rain fell in the southwestern part of the US.

California and Nevada were cleaning up on Tuesday after a storm called Hilary brought a lot of rain, causing big floods.

Tropical Storm Harold arrived in Texas on Tuesday morning, specifically on Padre Island in the Gulf of Mexico.

People were told about the storm from the Rio Grande river, which is in the south of Texas, to a place called Port O'Connor, which is about 250 miles north. There was a chance of sudden flooding in some places, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the state had sent emergency teams, like rescue boats and the National Guard, to help.

Strong winds of 59 mph were reported near Corpus Christi.

The storm was expected to keep bringing rain, wind, and hail further into Texas as it moved westward. The rain was supposed to decrease on Wednesday.

While people in Texas were dealing with a lot of rain, experts warned about another storm named Franklin. It was around 230 miles east of the Dominican Republic. This storm was predicted to bring up to 6 inches of rain to Puerto Rico starting on Wednesday.

We're not exactly sure how much climate change is causing more storms, but we do know that warmer oceans make storms stronger and bring more rain. The world has already gotten about 1.1 degrees Celsius warmer since factories and machines became common. If countries don't reduce pollution, temperatures will keep rising.