JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Life-threatening flooding is expected across portions of the Southeastern United States from Tropical Storm Arthur, which formed Wednesday morning near the middle Texas coast.
As of 11:00 p.m. Wednesday, the center of Tropical Storm Arthur was about 85 miles west-southwest of Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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Arthur is moving toward the northeast near 9 mph and an increase in forward speed is expected today.
Surface observations and data from the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters indicate that maximum sustained winds neared 35 mph with higher gusts.
Weakening is anticipated as the low moves inland.
The minimum central pressure based on surface observations is 1000 mb (29.53 inches).
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Chris Holtzman joined News4JAX in October 2025. He is a member of the American Meteorological Society and is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist designated by the American Meteorological Society.
