14 DAY TRIAL // Tropical storm Octave is presently churning in the waters south of the Baja California peninsula, and is expected to make landfall in a couple of days, towards the middle of the week.
Specialists say that, all things considered, the storm will turn into a tropical depression before it reaches land, and will not pack winds strong enough to cause any serious damage.
However, it will bring high surf and rip currents that will affect the Mexican coast, The Inquisitr tells us. By the looks of it, the resort area of Cabo San Lucas will be the one hit the hardest.
Meteorologists expect that the storm will also bring heavy rainfall to the US state of Texas. This is because, once it arrives in these regions, it will combine with a local storm system, possibly upping the latter's strength.
“The biggest concern [in the US] is that moisture gets drawn up from Octave and over a front draped over Texas,” meteorologist Joseph McCormick reportedly told the press.
It is possible that flooding will also occur in some parts of said state.