TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A low-pressure area located just off Florida’s east coast is gradually becoming better defined, the National Hurricane Center said.
The system is expected to move west today across the Florida Peninsula and west before reaching northeastern Gulf Bay tonight.
Shower and thunderstorm activity is expected to remain disrupted.
According to the NHC, environmental conditions generally appear to be favorable for additional development, and tropical depression could form by mid-week as the system moves across the Northeast and Northern Bay.
Torrential rains could cause flash floods in Florida and parts of the central Gulf Coast until mid-week.
The chance of formation in the next 48 hours is 40%, and the chance of formation in the next 7 days is 40%.
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