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The WLOX First Alert Weather Team is tracking Invest 93L near the east coast of Florida. Invest 93L is expected to track west across Florida and move into the eastern Gulf by Wednesday. Further development is possible with 93L.
Tonight, storms will end, and it will become mostly clear. Expect muggy lows in the lower to middle 70s. Invest 93L remains just off the east coast of Florida. It will move west across Florida and
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.
The National Hurricane Center has highlighted an area it's watching in the Gulf. Right now, there's a low chance for development.
If the storm were to speed up, it would push the tropical rain across the central Gulf Coast. A storm which stalls over the Gulf or Louisiana could result in more widespread heavy rain and flooding.
A disorganized low-pressure area off Florida's east coast is showing increasing chances of becoming a tropical depression or tropical storm later in the week, the National Hurricane Center said. Even now, it's already having an influence on Florida weather with isolated torrential rain.
Regardless of development, heavy rainfall is expected over portions of Florida, which could bring localized flash flooding through mid-week.