By Brian Edwards, Meteorologist
August 25,2013; 4:00PM,EDT
Tropical Storm Fernand has taken shape in the Bay of Campeche. Landfall is expected Sunday night.
The very warm waters of the Bay of Campeche, located in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, helped a tropical low organize and strengthen into the sixth tropical storm of the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season Sunday evening.
The main limiting factors for rapid strengthening is that the tropical storm will remain very close to land and is close to moving inland into Mexico's northern Veracruz state.
Regardless of its exact classification, torrential rain will accompany the storm into eastern Mexico. Between 4 and 8 inches (100-200 mm) of rain will pour down near the storm's center.
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Dangerous flash flooding from the rain could lead to mudslides and washed out roadways from Coatzacoalcos to Veracruz to Tampico through Monday night.
Locally flooding downpours are still possible on Tuesday, westward to the Sierra Madre Oriental, as the storm fully dissipates.
Winds capable of causing tree damage and power outages, as well as tossing about and damaging loose lawn items, will also be a concern in the vicinity of where the storm makes landfall.
AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski and Staff Writer Mark Leberfinger contributed to the content of this story.
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