Gulf Coast Braces for Flooding
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The Florida Panhandle will see heavy rainfall from Invest 93L after it reaches the Gulf on Wednesday. The greatest threat to the area at the moment is flash flooding in low-lying, poor-drainage areas and urban locations. Invest 93L is currently expected to make landfall near Louisiana's southeastern coast Thursday morning.
The National Hurricane Center has highlighted an area it's watching in the Gulf. Right now, there's a low chance for development.
We could see the fourth named tropical system of the season later this week. Heavy showers and storms expected, regardless.
Depression or no depression, the system could bring several inches of rain to the north-central Gulf Coast, including Alabama, through Friday. The National Weather Service in Mobile thinks that the most rain with this system will likely fall closer to the coast, with scattered storms possible.
A disorganized low-pressure area off Florida is showing increasing chances of becoming a tropical depression or tropical storm this week.