National Hurricane Center tracking 3 tropical waves
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While the National Hurricane Center's map is lit up with a tropical disturbance, Saturday's forecast is much more about the heat index.
There's a chance the storm could form within the next 48 hours. Even if it doesn't, Florida is expecting heavy rain.
Invest 93L may have fizzled out, but the history of Texas storms suggests August could be the 'real' start of the season.
The Florida Panhandle will see heavy rainfall from Invest 93L after it reaches the Gulf on Wednesday. The greatest threat to the area at the moment is flash flooding in low-lying, poor-drainage areas and urban locations. Invest 93L is currently expected to make landfall near Louisiana's southeastern coast Thursday morning.
The chances of invest 93L—a disturbance over the Gulf Coast with the potential to become Tropical Storm Dexter—developing into a cyclone have fallen, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Hurricane center forecasters said the system, designated as Invest 93L, is forecast to continue moving westward and could emerge or redevelop.
The National Hurricane Center is tracking Invest 93L. Could tropical storm Dexter develop? What is the weather forecast for travel? What we know
A disturbance dubbed Invest 93L could become Tropical Storm Dexter as it tracks west from Florida toward Louisiana.