Convenience Big Store: Could another potential storm in the Gulf affect Texas next week?

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Shown is a visible satellite image over the second broad area of low pressure that's being monitored by the National Hurricane Center. This satellite image, taken aboard the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite Thursday morning, shows scattered thunderstorm activity across the northwest Caribbean and Yucatán Peninsula for Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico is visible in the upper left side of the image.

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Another potential tropical storm is swirling in the Caribbean. How could this affect Texas?

There is a new potential storm to watch in the Gulf of Mexico on the heels of Tropical Storm Alberto -- the first named system in the Atlantic this year.

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Could another potential storm in the Gulf affect Texas next week?