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.

Invest 93-L continues to move westward across the Florida Panhandle and is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorms, according to the National Hurricane Center. The system is expected to continue moving westward,

So far in 2025, National Weather Service offices have issued more flood warnings than any other year on record dating back to 1986.

Invest 93L is taking its time moving across Florida, and it could still become a tropical depression later this week.

A tropical storm may form this week, bringing risks of flash flooding and strong thunderstorms from Florida to Louisiana.

A system was detected off the Atlantic Coast of Florida and is expected to move into the northern Gulf Coast and develop into a tropical depression.

A tropical disturbance and the heavy rain moving along with it will bring a risk of flash flooding to Florida and the central Gulf Coast in the coming days, particularly in southern Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

A disturbance called Invest 93L by the National Hurricane Center could turn into a tropical depression or the next named storm of hurricane season.

New Orleans is bracing for heavy rain later this week as the National Hurricane Center monitors a tropical disturbance. Latest flood forecast | Parish-by-parish flood threat | How to clean your catch basin | What to do if it floods | Check your pumping station status | Radar | Weather alertsSign up for our NewslettersThe disturbance is expected to move over Florida and enter the Gulf America,