National Hurricane Center Tracks Possible Tropical Development in the Gulf by Early Next Week
- On Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center began tracking a low-pressure area in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, giving it a 20 percent chance of tropical development over the next seven days.
- Expansive plumes of Saharan dust and persistent wind shear have suppressed Atlantic storm formation, though exceptionally warm Gulf waters running roughly 2 to 4 degrees Fahrenheit above average could provide fuel for development.
- Regardless of whether a tropical system forms, meteorologists expect the disturbance to increase rain chances across Florida and the Southeast early next week, with potential development near Florida's Big Bend.
- AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva said this represents the "best chance for tropical development throughout the Atlantic basin prior to the end of July," and any organized system would be named Bertha.
- While the Atlantic remains relatively inactive, the eastern Pacific is "poised to ramp up rapidly," with Tropical Storm Elida strengthening into a hurricane, leaving Arthur as the only named storm since June 17.
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Check the weather today in the U.S.: Texas faces flooding, Florida watches over a possible tropical system, and the north withstands extreme heat.
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Tropical Trouble Could Boost Southeastern US Flooding Risk Starting This Weekend
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist A new round of downpours is forecast to drench the southeastern United States starting this weekend, with a chance that a tropical rainstorm, depression or storm could form over the northeastern Gulf or over Atlantic waters off of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. The tropical threat is being preceded by showers and thunderstorms across the Southeast that will persist into midweek. Changes i…
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