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The summer of flooding and irritant-level tropical threats rolls with this week’s focus on a disorganized disturbance in the northern Gulf.
The area of low pressure was just offshore the coast of Florida on July 15 and was becoming better organised, forecasters said.
Invest 93L could become a tropical depression as it moves across Florida into the Gulf. See latest spaghetti models.
Invest 93L is the label for a disturbance that crossed Florida early in the week and is now hugging the northern Gulf Coast as it drifts westward towards Louisiana. There is a medium chance for it to develop into a tropical depression or storm,
The WLOX First Alert Weather Team continues to track a disturbance in the Gulf this week. It is currently called Invest 93LAs of Wednesday evening, Invest 93L is moving along the northern Gulf Coast from the east to the west.
The National Weather Service office in Ruskin said there was a "marginal" risk for heavy rains and severe weather for west Florida. But the two-day rain forecast for Sarasota-Bradenton as for a quarter- to half-inch of rain through Friday morning.