Tropical storm watches or warnings may be issued today as Invest 97L continues to move toward the Gulf of Mexico, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center .
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Will Invest 97L impact Texas?
According to Naples Daily News, the latest model shows the disturbance heading toward the eastern Gulf.
"Residents from Louisiana to Florida's West Coast have to be ready in case it rapidly intensifies," said AccuWeather lead long-range expert Paul Pastelok.
It's unlikely that the tropical storm will impact Texas — and there is almost zero chance that it will make landfall in the Lone Star State. The storm is currently forecast to make landfall on the Florida Peninsula early Saturday.
It's becoming more likely that Invest 97L could become a tropical depression then a tropical storm. A NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate this system later today.
- Formation chance through 48 hours: medium, 60 percent.
- Formation chance through 7 days: high, 90 percent.
Tropical Storm Debby would be the fourth storm in the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season, following Tropical Storm Alberto and Hurricane Beryl that both made landfall along the Texas Coast and Tropical Storm Chris that brought heavy rainfall and flooding to parts of Mexico in early July.
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When is the Atlantic hurricane season?
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Is the pending tropical storm going to impact Texas? Track path of Invest 97L
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