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FOX 35 Orlando on MSNInvest 93L: Gulf Coast flood threat increases as system is monitored for tropical developmentThe National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the FOX 35 Storm Team are tracking an area of low pressure located over the far northern portion of the Gulf: Invest 93L. Although the chances of a tropical depression forming are slightly less than days prior,
Invest 93L could become a tropical depression as it moves across Florida into the Gulf. See latest spaghetti models.
Development chances for Invest 93-L have slightly declined as the system continues moving westward across the Gulf Coast, producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The 8 a.m. Wednesday update from the National Hurricane Center keeps the chances of tropical development at 40% over the next couple of days. Invest 93-L has been battling land interaction over the past 24 hours, inhibiting any further development or strengthening.
The broad area of low pressure along the northern Gulf coast is much less organized on Thursday morning and the odds that the system will develop into a tropica
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).
As of Monday evening, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has a 40% chance of tropical development either east or west of Florida. While we can't rule out formation in the Atlantic, the better opportunity will be in the Gulf.
Houston is expected to be hit by heavy rainfall later in the week, with a slight risk of excessive rainfall on Friday in eastern and southern parts of the area. Regardless of development, showers and thunderstorms will likely move through southeast Texas.