Tropical Storm Alberto projected path: See latest details as storm makes landfall

Tropical Storm Alberto made landfall over Mexico around 7 a.m. CDT, with heavy rains and gusty winds expected to continue through Thursday morning along northeastern Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center.

All tropical storm watches and warnings have been discontinued along the U.S. Gulf Coast, with rain and winds starting to subside for the southern Texas coast Thursday morning.

However, a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the northeastern coast of Mexico south of the mouth of the Rio Grande to Tecolutla, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory early Thursday morning.

Across the Coastal Bend of Texas, the National Weather Service reported a few gusts of wind above 50 mph and rainfall totals of about 2 to 7 inches.

"Between 4-8 inches of rain can fall across a widespread area from south of Houston to far northeastern Mexico from Monday to Thursday night, while rainfall totals as high as 8-12 inches can occur over South Texas and the higher elevations of northern Mexico," according to AccuWeather .

According to the National Weather Service in Corpus Christi , there is a flood watch in effect until 1 p.m. local time this afternoon, a coastal flood warning through Friday evening and a high risk if rip currents through Friday afternoon.

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Tropical Storm Alberto projected path

Tropical Storm Alberto made landfall over Mexico around 7 a.m. CDT Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory. Landfall was recorded about 25 miles west of Tampico, Mexico, and about 255 miles south of Brownsville, Texas.

Alberto is moving toward the west near 13 mph. This motion is expected to continue through Thursday, and on this track, the center of Alberto should move inland over Mexico shortly, the National Hurricane Center said at 5 a.m.

This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm. It does not illustrate the full width of the storm or its impacts, and the center of the storm is likely to travel outside the cone up to 33% of the time.

Tropical Storm Alberto spaghetti models

Illustrations include an array of forecast tools and models, and not all are created equal. The hurricane center uses only the top four or five highest performing models to help make its forecasts.

Contributing: Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY Network-Florida

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