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Harold weakens to depression, brings heavy rain to northern Mexico

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Posted at 6:36 AM, Aug 22, 2023
and last updated 2023-08-23 05:32:48-04

Tropical Storm Harold weakened to a depression Wednesday morning as it crossed northern Mexico.

Harold, which formed early Tuesday morning as a tropical storm, made landfall on Padre Island, Texas, around 11 a.m. ET with 50-mile-an-hour winds.

As of 5 a.m., Harold is 235 miles south of Midland, Texas. Maximum sustained winds are 30 miles an hour, and the storm is moving west-northwest at 14 mph.

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Harold is bringing heavy rain to Mexico and is forecast to dissipate as a tropical cyclone.