Hurricane Central Hurricane Maria Forecast to Pose a Potentially Serious Threat to Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands September 17 2017 05:00 PM EDT weather.com 01:58 Beta's Main Threats: Heavy Rain, Coastal Flooding Tropical Storm Beta is tracking through the northwest Gulf of Mexico and poses threats of flooding rainfall, storm surge and gusty winds to parts of Texas and Louisiana early this week. This is a developing weather story. Please click here for the latest forecast on Hurricane Maria.

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