Richard Tumlinson watches waves crash along the seawall as he passes the 1900 storm memorial while rain rollsl in, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in Galveston, Texas. The statue honors the more than 8,000 people killed in the hurricane called "The Great Storm" in 1900. Tropical Storm Alberto has formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the first named storm of what is forecast to be a busy hurricane season. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)