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Two Unusual Storms Defy Predictions | Texas News

Two months into the 2026 hurricane season, two bizarre storms have already defied the odds—thanks to El Niño’s wild influence. The first, born in the Pacific and hopping across land, briefly became a tropical storm before dumping rain on Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The second? It formed in the northeastern Gulf, got stuck by a high-pressure wall, and danced erratically from Florida to Texas—only four storms have ever taken this route. Despite battling wind shear and dry air, it survived as a weakened depression. While El Niño usually tames hurricane seasons, this year’s storms are…

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