Gulf of Mexico, Texas and Tropical cyclone
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A flood watch will go into effect for much of south Louisiana later this week as a slow-moving low-pressure system heads toward the Gulf of Mexico, bringing with it the potential for downpours and flash flooding along the Gulf Coast.
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which is expected to be more active than usual, has so far produced three named storms. The latest, Tropical Storm Chantal, impacted the Carolinas and the mid-Atlantic states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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Amazon S3 on MSNTropical Storm Dexter Could Be Forming in the GulfThe Gulf of Mexico is under the watchful eye of the National Hurricane Center as a cluster of storms off Florida shows signs of tropical development. As these storms head west into the Gulf's warm waters,
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.
Regardless of whether a tropical depression forms in the Gulf of Mexico this week, Lafayette and south Louisiana can expect heavy rainfall and potential floods, according to the National Weather Service.
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A tropical storm may form this week, bringing risks of flash flooding and strong thunderstorms from Florida to Louisiana.
Severe thunderstorms will head east by Saturday, impacting eastern Michigan and parts of northern Indiana. One to two inches of rain is possible as the system tracks east, but some areas could see isolated amounts of three to five inches through the weekend.