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topicnews · July 16, 2025

NHC says a possible tropical development in the Golf

NHC says a possible tropical development in the Golf


System moves over the Golf

All eyes are directed at the tropics because a thunderstorm cluster moves over the northern Golf, with the potential for flooding. If the system comes into the warm Golf, there is a certain potential for further development and possibly our fourth Named Tropical System.

This area currently rides the north coast to the west with low pressure. The NHC calls this “Invest 93L”, a term used to identify systems that could develop, and enable them to carry out more sophisticated, high -resolution computer models on them.

There can be a small window of the possibility that the system develops into a tropical depression or a tropical storm if it can come into the northern Golf instead of staying ashore. The more time it spends in the Golf, the higher the chance of development.

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In its forecast discussion, the NHC mentions that the system could reach the Louisiana coast by Thursday. Regardless of a name, heavy rain and floods will be the main concern.

Determine the details of timing and effects below.

In the highlighted region, the National Hurricane Center is watching tropical development over the next seven days.

Tropical development possible

If a tropical storm develops, it would be called Dexter.

The showers and storms are located here:

Timing and effects

Floods will be the most important concern of this system from Florida to Louisiana.

Timing: The most concentrated precipitation will push to the west through the Nordgolf coast until Thursday. The heaviest rain is probably over South Louisiana until Friday.

Especially on Friday, locally heavy downpours will lead to falling in some places near the Gulf coast from Louisiana. Remains of moisture and spin were able to hold this locally strong rain threat in the lower Mississippi valley until the weekend.

This increased storm chance should relax at the Florida peninsula on Thursday or Friday at typical rainy season levels.

The highest amount of precipitation will be nearby, where this system decides on land. We will have a clearer idea of where it will be when the storm enters the Golf. So drop by for updates.

Precipitation forecast

The National Weather Service calls on the residents and visitors from Florida to Texas to stay up to date through the forecast and to follow all instructions published in relation to any tropical development.

Jennifer Gray is a weather and climate author for Weather.com. She has reported some of the world's largest weather and climate cupboards in the world in the past two decades.