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Invest 93L could become a tropical depression as it moves across Florida into the Gulf. See latest spaghetti models.
Invest 93L is taking its time moving across Florida, and it could still become a tropical depression later this week.
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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.
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.
A disturbance near Florida could evolve into a tropical depression or Tropical Storm Dexter this week, according to forecasters.
A low-pressure system that drenched Central Florida on Tuesday could become the next named tropical storm. Invest 93-L, is currently northwest of Central Florida and forecast to move into the Gulf. The disturbance remains disorganized with a 40% chance of developing into a tropical system over the next 48 hours.
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.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical disturbance off Florida's eastern coast as it moves west over the week.