Tropical disturbance threatens Gulf Coast
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Flooding was possible across some parts of Southeast Texas, mainly east of Interstate 45, and in East Texas along the Texas-Louisiana border.
A trough of low pressure located offshore the Atlantic Coast of northern Florida could bring heavy rains to the Gulf Coast region and Southeast Louisiana later this week as it moves westward, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The summer of flooding and irritant-level tropical threats rolls with this week’s focus on a disorganized disturbance in the northern Gulf.
The disturbance dubbed Invest 93L washed ashore over Louisiana on Thursday, bringing widespread rainfall of 2 to 5 inches across much of southern Louisiana, with localized totals reaching double digits in the bayous of the Atchafalaya River basin north of Morgan City in coastal south-central Louisiana.
A disturbance hurricane forecasters were tracking Saturday in the Gulf of Mexico could bring heavy rains to the region next week, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical disturbance off Florida's eastern coast as it moves west over the week.
Tropical disturbance no longer a threat to Tampa Bay but brings flooding risk to northern Gulf Coast
TAMPA, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center and the 10 Tampa Bay weather team continue to monitor a system in the Gulf that is no longer a threat to the Tampa Bay area but will continue to bring heavy rain and the potential for flash flooding to parts of the northern Gulf Coast.
As it normally is during the summer months, the Gulf is a generally favorable environment for tropical development as sea surfa
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