…Arlene Forms As First Tropical Storm of Atlantic Season…

The National Hurricane Center has begun issuing advisories on newly-formed Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the 2011 Atlantic season. As of 8:00 PM EDT Tuesday, Arlene was located about 280 miles east-southeast of Tampico, Mexico, and moving to the west-northwest at 7 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. Arlene is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 4 to 8 inches over the Mexican states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz, with possible isolated maximum amounts of 12 inches over mountainous terrain

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…Arlene Forms As First Tropical Storm of Atlantic Season…