Sloppy tropical system looking less likely to form as it dumps rain on 2 states
The chances that the next tropical depression of the season will form in the Gulf are slim, but Louisiana and Mississippi are likely to get drenched regardless.
The National Hurricane Center once again dropped the likelihood of formation for the tropical system hovering just offshore of Mississippi to 30% in the next two to seven days.
The trip over the Florida peninsula was not kind to the would-be storm, which was disorganized, elongated and separated from the bulk of its rainstorm activity on Thursday morning.
“While some additional development of this system remains possible over the next 12-24 hours, its current structure suggests its chances of developing into a tropical depression before it reaches the Louisiana coast later today are decreasing,” the hurricane center said Thursday.
If the system does pull together, the next name on the list is Dexter.
