Florida, Gulf Coast and tropical system
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Gulf, Texas and Tropical cyclone
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Houston faces a dry Wednesday as high pressure moves in, but the tropical system Invest 93L could send downpours to Southeast Texas by Thursday.
A disturbance dubbed Invest 93L could become Tropical Storm Dexter as it tracks west from Florida toward Louisiana, forecasters say.
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MySuncoast.com on MSNRain continues to fall as possible tropical system moves into GulfBy the weekend, the system will move farther away from us and closer to the northern Gulf Coast or Texas. As it organizes and consolidates moisture around its circulation, some drier air may build over the Suncoast. This should help reduce our rain chances somewhat by the weekend.
The National Weather Service in Mobile will also be closely watching the system and expects the risk for rip currents along the Alabama and northwest Florida coasts to increase to moderate by Wednesday and high by Thursday, which means swimming in the Gulf will be hazardous.
The hatched areas on the National Hurricane Center's tropical outlook map indicate "areas where a tropical cyclone — which could be a tropical depression, tropical storm or hurricane — could develop," said National Hurricane Center Deputy Director Jamie Rhome.
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The Beaumont Enterprise on MSNTropical system is expected to hit Southeast TexasSoutheast Texas residents should prepare for possible flash flooding and heavy rainfall as a weak tropical system moves in this weekend.
In its 8 a.m. advisory Tuesday, the NHC said the system, designated AL93, remains disorganized but is expected to reach the northeastern Gulf by Wednesday.
Many MS counties are under heat advisory. NWS says parts of the state can expect heavy rain from a tropical weather system this week. What to know