Odds of development are increasing with this disturbance near FL, and a tropical depression or storm could form sometime later in the week. Next name on the list is #Dexter. The good news is, it's headed west—into the Gulf and away from the Carolinas. pic.twitter.com/m3s4KQ6Hqe

L is looking better organized Tuesday morning and will move over Central Florida throughout the day. This will bring multiple rounds of rain and storms with up to 3 inches of rain possible in some areas.

The National Hurricane Center on Monday increased its forecast chances a system already dumping rain on Florida could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

TRACKING THE TROPICS  Regardless of whether the system develops, the Tampa Bay area should expect another round of intense storms. See the latest track ⬇️

"Should development take place on the Atlantic side of Florida, it may once again drift northward toward the U.S. coast," Accuweather said on July 11. The more plausible option is development on the Gulf side, which could be steered westward along the northern Gulf Coast, the weather forecast company stated.

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.

Insured losses from US hurricanes could rise by nearly 50 per cent under a 2C global-warming scenario, according to new research from reinsurer MS Amlin. The peer-reviewed study published in the

A new scientific report has raised alarm bells for many Northern U.S. cities, especially New York. According to the research, insured losses from hurricanes in New York could rise by more than 60% if the planet continues to warm.