Texas was hit hard by flash flooding over the holiday weekend, especially on Fourth of July. Here's why no matter how big or small — short-lived or long-lived — every tropical system needs to be closely monitored wherever it may move.

The National Hurricane Center has officially upgraded Tropical Depression Two to Tropical Storm Barry.

A depression that was formerly Tropical Storm Barry is dumping rain on eastern Mexico as Tropical Storm Flossie brews off its southwestern Pacific coast.