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Latest Weather Models Suggest Storm Could Become Tropical Cyclone By ThursdayThe latest grouping of meteorological computer models, referred to as "spaghetti plots", suggest the disturbance over the Florida Panhandle could become a tropical depression by Thursday night. The overall consensus of the spaghetti plots brings the area of disturbed weather into the Gulf waters by Wednesday night.
A disturbance near Florida could evolve into a tropical depression or Tropical Storm Dexter this week, according to forecasters.
This storm is no longer being tracked. Nari was a tropical storm in the North Pacific Ocean Tuesday morning Japan time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. Typhoon season is year-round; however, most typhoons form from early July through mid-December.
On Tuesday CenterPoint Energy notified customers it is monitoring the low-pressure system offshore of Florida's east coast, designated as Invest 93L, as it moves over the Florida Peninsula toward the Gulf.
A disturbance near the Florida coast has a 30 percent chance of turning into a cyclone this week, says the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical cyclones typically drop large amounts of rain along and near the storm's path. The slower and more significant the storm’s size, the higher the likelihood of higher rainfall totals. Some storms can drop well over 30 inches of rainfall, like when Hurricane Harvey dropped over 60 inches near Nederland, Texas, in 2017.
Chantal weakened into a post-tropical cyclone after forming off the coast of Florida, bringing significant flooding to several Eastern U.S. states, according to the National Hurricane Center. Chantal became a tropical depression on Friday, bringing heavy rain to Central Florida.
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