Florida, Gulf and Tropical Storm Dexter
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There’s growing concern a potential tropical system could bring significant flooding to the Gulf Coast, but questions remain in the forecast.
A tropical disturbance and the heavy rain moving along with it will bring a risk of flash flooding to Florida and the central Gulf Coast in the coming days, particularly in southern Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
All of Southeast Louisiana is under a multi-day Flood Watch due to a Gulf disturbance expected to bring extreme amounts of rain to the area.
Tonight, storms will end, and it will become mostly clear. Expect muggy lows in the lower to middle 70s. Invest 93L remains just off the east coast of Florida. It will move west across Florida and
Tropical Update and breakdown of what we know and what we don't know as far as timing, impacts, and rain totals.
On Tuesday CenterPoint Energy notified customers it is monitoring the low-pressure system offshore of Florida's east coast, designated as Invest 93L, as it moves over the Florida Peninsula toward the Gulf.
As a system of low pressure crosses into the Gulf of America, heavy rain is expected across much of Florida during the work week.
A system expected to move across Florida into the Gulf has a low chance for tropical development this week. Regardless of development, heavy rain is forecast across most of Florida during the week. The National Hurricane Center is tracking an area of low pressure off the east coast of Florida,