A tropical storm is intensifying and is expected to reach typhoon strength before hitting southern China's coast on Sunday

Jacksonville, Fl. — THE TROPICS: Tropics threats/impacts for Jacksonville/NE Florida/SE Georgia: None. The Atlantic hurricane season is June 1st through Nov. 30th. (1) An active tropical wave has moved west from Africa - one of the strongest of the season so far but no surprise as we get deeper into the Atlantic hurricane season.

This is because dusty, dry, Saharan air – one of the Atlantic's biggest limiting factors – typically disperses and allows tropical waves to produce tall thunderstorms. These thunderstorms lead to a healthier system and could eventually lead to the formation of a tropical depression or storm.

The storm remains disorganized on Wednesday but still has time to strengthen over the Gulf before making landfall on Thursday.

The system, identified as Invest 93L, originally developed east of Florida before traversing the entire state and ending up over Louisiana and Mississippi.

Hurricane center forecasters said the system, designated as Invest 93L, is forecast to continue moving westward and could emerge or redevelop.

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In 2023, a typhoon brought sustained heavy rains to southern China, triggering inundations in Hong Kong and other areas. Deluges around the city of Maoming in Guangdong province caused a lake at a commercial crocodile farm to overflow with over 70 animals escaping, local media reported.

The National Hurricane Center continued Saturday to assess a tropical wave moving across the Atlantic with a chance to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.