Tropical depression forms in Gulf
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Direct impacts to the United States from the storm are still several days away. But forecasters want Gulf Coast residents to pay attention now.
The storm has a 90% chance of hurricane formation within the next 48 hours, and models suggest it will make landfall in the United States.
A trough of low pressure in the Gulf near Mexico could become a tropical depression or potentially a tropical storm that could affect the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida, forecasters said. “This
Gulf waters are record warm and have already birthed three named storms this year, but El Niño wind shear may be too strong for a high-end storm.
Tropical Depression Nine formed in the Gulf, and it's expected to become a hurricane later this week.