Gulf Coast, flooding and tropical storm
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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 moving across northern Florida on Tuesday evening. It is expected to move westward, across the Sunshine State, and into the Gulf by Wednesday.
The National Hurricane Center has highlighted an area it's watching in the Gulf. Right now, there's a low chance for development.
The storm remains disorganized on Wednesday but still has time to strengthen over the Gulf before making landfall on Thursday.
Tropical Storm Idalia continued to strengthen as it neared the southern Gulf of Mexico on Monday. As of 4 p.m. Monday Idalia had 70 mph sustained winds, just 4 mph short of hurricane strength. The ...
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.
Tropical Storm Fred weakened slightly late Monday afternoon as it moved inland through the Florida Panhandle, its top winds falling to 40 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 p.m. upda…
The remnants of Invest 93L will move north across Louisiana on Friday, bringing south winds to Alabama, which will increase humidity. It will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms. Heavy rain is likely with any storms,
In the aftermath of a storm, injuries are common, especially during cleanup. Shapshak warned that emergency rooms often see cuts, eye injuries and falls caused by tools like chainsaws or debris and carbon monoxide poisoning.