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L continues to move westward across the Gulf Coast and is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms, according to the National Hurricane Center. The system is expected to continue moving westward across the northern portion of the Gulf,
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.
Invest 93L is currently churning in the Gulf and is expected to pick up a bit of steam before it makes landfall in Louisiana early Thursday afternoon.
Invest 93L could become a tropical depression as it moves across Florida into the Gulf. See latest spaghetti models.
A weather system moving across Florida wasn’t even a tropical something but it has the potential to develop into a tropical depression as it moves across the Gulf later in the week.
Regardless of development, heavy rainfall is expected over portions of Florida, which could bring localized flash flooding through mid-week.
Unlike Monday, which was a deluge for South Florida, today’s tropical-system-related rain is expected to be more concentrated in the center of the state. The Miami office of the National Weather Service predicts South Florida could see around 1 inch of rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, not enough for any severe flooding.
Heavy rainfall with a risk for flash floods are predicted across portions of Florida as Invest 93L moves across the state.
A disorganized low-pressure area off Florida is showing increasing chances of becoming a tropical depression or tropical storm this week.