A sprawling area of storms infused with tropical moisture is dropping heavy rain along the Gulf Coast Thursday and could produce significant flash flooding into the weekend. Louisiana is at the greatest risk for dangerous flash flooding,

A tropical weather system near the Florida Panhandle is showing a moderate chance of becoming a tropical depression

A weather system moving across the Florida Panhandle is showing an increased chance of developing into a tropical depression as it heads west toward the northern Gulf Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.