Tropical Storm Cristobal encountered cold Canadian waters and was labeled extra-tropical Wednesday 380 miles east of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm system was moving east-northeast at 31 mph at 5 a.m. with sustained winds of 45 mph and higher gusts.

By Evan S. Benn, The Miami Herald Jul. 22--Parts of South Texas and Northwest Mexico are under hurricane watches as a fast-moving tropical storm churns over warm water in the Gulf of Mexico.

By LAUREL J. SWEET Don't cancel that trip to the beach, vacationers: Tropical Storm Cristobal is forecast to part company with the East Coast today and head for the open Atlantic. "At this point, it's not supposed to have an impact on our region.

The northeastern Mexican and southeastern coasts of Texas were put on hurricane watch Monday as Tropical Storm Dolly advanced, forecasters in Miami said.

By Steve Lyttle, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Jul. 19--CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Cristobal this afternoon off the Carolinas coast, and forecasters said the system could intensify further this weekend.