Tropical storm, flooding
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A wet and rainy Florida could soon see even more precipitation in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service, which has warned the Gulf Coast will face a flood-generating system that could form into Tropical Storm Dexter.
The National Weather Service in Mobile will also be closely watching the system and expects the risk for rip currents along the Alabama and northwest Florida coasts to increase to moderate by Wednesday and high by Thursday, which means swimming in the Gulf will be hazardous.
The National Hurricane Center said Thursday, July 17 a broad area of low pressure is expected to bring heavy rainfall to portions of the Gulf Coast.
A tropical storm may form this week, bringing risks of flash flooding and strong thunderstorms from Florida to Louisiana.
The National Hurricane Center thinks a tropical depression could form in the Gulf in a few days. Forecasters continued to track an area of low pressure that was in the western Atlantic Ocean just east of the Florida peninsula on Tuesday. It is expected to move westward, across the Sunshine State, and into the Gulf by Wednesday.
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FOX 35 Orlando on MSNInvest 93L: Gulf Coast flood threat increases as system is monitored for tropical developmentThe National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the FOX 35 Storm Team are tracking an area of low pressure located over the far northern portion of the Gulf: Invest 93L. Although the chances of a tropical depression forming are slightly less than days prior,
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The Montgomery Advertiser on MSNGulf tropical disturbance could bring heavy rain to Alabama, neighboring statesA low-pressure system near the east coast of Florida is expected to move into the Gulf by Tuesday. Heavy rains to impact Alabama.