By Chris Sweigart
Associated Press
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Humberto has formed in the Gulf of Mexico.Associated Press
The National Hurricane Center says a warning has been issued for parts of the Texas and Louisiana coasts because of the flooding danger from expected heavy rains.
As of 1 p.m. Central time, the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season had maximum sustained winds of 45 miles-an-hour and its center was about 70 miles south-southwest of Galveston, Texas. The storm already is dropping rain in Texas and Louisiana.
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