The worst US tropical system this year may not even have a name

Enlarge / A Tuesday morning satellite image shows a broad tropical system moving toward Texas. (credit: NOAA)

It's possible that the most damaging tropical system to strike the United States in 2019 won't have a name.

Although Hurricane Dorian brought widespread devastation to the Bahamas, it did relatively modest damage to the Southeastern United States. According to some insurers' estimates, Dorian caused between $500 million and $1.5 billion in insured losses due to property damage and business-interruption claims.

This week an unnamed low pressure system-it only has a 30% chance to develop into a tropical depression or storm before moving inland into the upper Texas coast, the National Hurricane Center says-will bring a surge of tropical moisture into the state of Texas. Although it is not possible to say where the heaviest rainfall will occur, the Houston metro area falls into the highest risk category.

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