HIGH CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IN GULF… The National Hurricane Center now says there is an 90% chance of a tropical storm forming in the southern Gulf of Mexico (in the Bay of Campeche) over the next 3-5 days. This will be a situation where the tropical storm likely forms and does not move much at all for a few days as it sits and spins in the Bay of Campeche. By the end of the week and into the upcoming weekend, the system could either move south into Mexico or perhaps lift to the north and threaten Texas or Louisiana. We are simply too early in the process to be able to say conclusively that this system won’t directly affect Alabama or northwest Florida just yet, although there is a discernible trend pointing to a heightened chance of impacts in Texas and Louisiana. The big headline as of 1PM on Monday, June 1: There is now a growing (and high) chance that a tropical storm will form in the southern Gulf of Mexico later this week. Direct impacts to the United States will be possible this weekend into early next week, but it is too soon to give specifics. Be sure to check back with me over the next few days for the very latest.
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