System in northern Gulf could go tropical
Sun, 07/05/2020 - 2:11pm
But National Hurricane Center expects it to head away from La.
The National Hurricane Center says a low pressure system southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi has a 40% of tropical development within five days. But the agency expects the storm to head northeast, away from Louisiana.
At 1 p.m. Central Daylight Time Sunday, the disturbance was directly south of the Mississippi-Alabama border. It's expected to head onshore sometime Monday, and the broader low-pressure system may strengthen after emerging off the Carolinas.
The National Hurricane Center says the system has a 20% chance of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours and a 40% within five days.
Tropical Depression 5, located east of North Carolina and far out in the Atlantic, is expected to continue traveling northeast.