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The storm remains disorganized on Wednesday but still has time to strengthen over the Gulf before making landfall on Thursday.
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 system, identified as Invest 93L, originally developed east of Florida before traversing the entire state and ending up over Louisiana and Mississippi.
"Heavy rain is already moving through Louisiana and will continue over the next few days," AccuWeather's Alex DaSilva said.
The National Hurricane Center said July 16 it is continuing to monitor an area of low pressure moving across Florida toward the Gulf.
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Hurricane center forecasters said the system, designated as Invest 93L, is forecast to continue moving westward and could emerge or redevelop.
North Carolina has declared a state of emergency after Tropical Storm Chantal caused severe flooding and at least six deaths. Gov.
The National Hurricane Center said July 15 it is continuing to track a system off the coast of Florida that could soon become a tropical depression.
A wet and rainy Florida could soon see even more precipitation in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service, which has warned the Gulf Coast will face a flood-generating system that could form into Tropical Storm Dexter.
We'll need to monitor the Central Atlantic and the Northern Gulf coast, including Louisiana and New Orleans, for a possible tropical depression or tropical storm by the end of this weekend and into next week.