National Hurricane Center Warns of Potential Gulf System Development

The state of Florida is preparing for another potential storm as Tropical Depression 14 is expected to form in the Gulf of Mexico, with a 70 percent chance of development in the next 48 hours. “A tropical depression or storm is likely to form later today or on Sunday,” said the NHC in its latest updates. It is likely to make landfall on Florida’s west coast by Wednesday.

The next tropical storm to form will carry the name Milton.

The NHC warned, “Regardless of development, locally heavy rains could occur over portions of Mexico during the next day or two and over much of Florida late this weekend through the middle of next week.”

This new threat follows Hurricane Helene, which made landfall as a Category 4 storm on September 26, causing widespread flooding and over 200 fatalities across six states.

Additionally, the NHC is monitoring two other hurricanes in the Atlantic: Hurricane Kirk in the central subtropical region and Hurricane Leslie in the eastern tropical Atlantic.