 Tropical Depression Two was a short @-@ lived tropical cyclone that impacted portions of Texas and Mexico during the highly active 2010 Atlantic hurricane season . It formed from a tropical wave that emerged off the western coast of Africa and crossed the Atlantic Ocean without any development . Upon entering the western Gulf of Mexico , the depression encountered a conducive environment for tropical cyclone development , and was designated Tropical Depression Two at 0600 UTC on July 8 . Intensification into a tropical storm was initially anticipated by the National Hurricane Center ( NHC ) , but due to its proximity to land , the depression failed to attain the status . It made landfall on South Padre Island , Texas before degenerating into a remnant low on July 9 , and dissipating the following day . Due to the system 's weak intensity , there were no reports of damage inflicted by winds across Texas or Mexico , although the cyclone did bring minimal rainfall totals to northern Mexico , an area severely affected by Hurricane Alex just one week previous . 
