Louisiana, Gulf Coast and The rainstorm
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Invest 93L will move westward over Louisiana on Thursday. The western Florida Panhandle will see minor impacts through Saturday.
The storm remains disorganized on Wednesday but still has time to strengthen over the Gulf before making landfall on Thursday.
The heaviest rains are expected to instead take aim at the Acadiana area, but flash flooding will be an issue there and in New Orleans and Baton Rouge metros. Here's more.
The storm will bring heavy rainfall to the region, and a flood watch was in effect for southeastern Louisiana through Friday night.
A tropical storm may form this week, bringing risks of flash flooding and strong thunderstorms from Florida to Louisiana.
Louisiana and Mississippi are bracing for heavy rains and potentially dangerous flooding as a tropical disturbance moves in. The storm, currently centered just off the Mississippi Gulf Coast, is unlikely to strengthen to a tropical depression.
A disturbance dubbed Invest 93L could become Tropical Storm Dexter as it tracks west from Florida toward Louisiana, forecasters say.
Hurricane center forecasters said the system, designated as Invest 93L, is forecast to continue moving westward and could emerge or redevelop.
All of southeast Louisiana is under a flood watch as the WDSU First Warning Weather team continues to monitor impacts from Invest 93-L. Below are the latest models and current conditions in Louisiana.