A system that appeared on the National Hurricane Center’s tropical outlook map Thursday morning isn’t new.
The same system brought storms that drenched Texas over the Labor Day weekend. While it disappeared off the NHC map after the weekend, storms associated with it continued to drift east. Now, forecasters are warning Gulf Coast residents to be prepared for heavy rain associated with the system.
The Florida Department of Emergency Management said 6 to 10 inches of rain are possible across the coastal Panhandle and west Big Bend area into the weekend. Some areas could see more than 12 inches.
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While the trough of low pressure has a low chance of becoming a named tropical storm, that doesn’t mean it won’t bring dangerous conditions to Gulf Coast states from Texas to Florida and as far north as North Carolina. Of special concern to AccuWeather forecasters is southern Louisiana, which could see 6 to 12 inches of rain. Some areas could see up to 18 inches, said AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Forecaster Alex DaSilva.