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Tropical Disturbance Developing In Gulf

June 17, 2021
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologists
A tropical disturbance spinning over the Gulf of Mexico is becoming better organized and could become the season’s next depression today or Friday. It will bring downpours to the Gulf Coast this weekend.

This system is slowly moving northward over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, and it is bringing waves of rain and embedded thunderstorms across Central America, the Florida Peninsula, and central Gulf Coast. It is crawling northward and will move into the west-central Gulf of Mexico on Friday, allowing it to become better organized.

Currently, this system has a high potential to strengthen into a tropical depression or storm over the next few days. Landfall will most likely be along the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast early Saturday morning. From there, it will work its way northeastward into the Lower Mississippi Valley and Deep South late Saturday into Sunday before being absorbed by a strong cold front moving out of the Midwest on Monday. However, variables remain for the track and intensity of the storm prior to the weekend.

Nevertheless, those in the path of this disturbance will need to brace for heavy rain and gusty winds this weekend. This goes for the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast’s and farther inland into Mississippi, southeastern Arkansas, and parts of Alabama to Tennessee. Here, the potential exists for several inches of rain and urban and flash flooding due to the slow-moving nature of the storm.

The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season is expected to be a busy one with an above-average number of hurricanes and major hurricanes projected. This comes on the heels of last season, which saw a record thirty named storms, including 11 that made landfall in the U.S.

Residents living in hurricane zones along the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic coast should prepare for the upcoming season by checking emergency supplies and reviewing evacuation plans. Have multiple routes in mind in case your favored one is traffic-jammed.