Potential Tropical Cycle Three has formed and is tracking toward the northern Gulf coast, WFTV chief meteorologist Tom Terry said.
11pm update. Still tracking toward northern Gulf coast. #PTC3. Our impacts will be higher rain chances after storm moves away to the north by Sunday and Monday. pic.twitter.com/NZkeeixqJ2
— Tom Terry (@TTerryWFTV) June 18, 2021
The storm, which has the potential to become Claudette, brings with it the threat of heavy rainfall and flooding to the Northern Gulf Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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#PTC3 soon to be #Claudette. First track. Tropical storm warnings also in effect along the Louisiana coast to the Alabama/Florida border #eyeontropics . @WFTV pic.twitter.com/fmMqx2Qn7V
— Tom Terry (@TTerryWFTV) June 17, 2021
The first track brings the storm north toward the Gulf Coast by Friday night and Saturday. Most of the rain is expected to stay west of Central Florida until late this weekend, when rain chances increase.
Here are the 4 PM CDT Key Messages for Potential Tropical Cyclone #Three https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/Cm2KFVvcBE
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) June 17, 2021
Tropical storm warnings are in effect along the Louisiana coast to the Alabama/Florida border.
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Tropical storm warnings up from Central Louisiana all the way to the Florida Alabama state line. pic.twitter.com/8jSr7qRvcV
— Tom Terry (@TTerryWFTV) June 17, 2021
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