Gulf Coast Braces for Flooding
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The National Hurricane Center has highlighted an area it's watching in the Gulf. Right now, there's a low chance for development.
There will be no tropical depression in the Gulf, at least this week. The National Hurricane Center on Thursday said an area of low pressure that had attracted the attention of weather watchers this week as it moved across the northern Gulf has moved inland in Louisiana as of Thursday evening.
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.
Wind shear (red - strong shear; green - low shear). Shear is typically strong to start the hurricane season:
Several Gulf Coast states are at risk of heavy rain this week as a storm system that could become tropical in nature arrives.