{"id":69554,"date":"2026-07-19T19:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T23:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=69554"},"modified":"2026-07-19T19:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T23:12:15","slug":"tropical-depression-forms-in-gulf-expected-to-strengthen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/tropical-depression-forms-in-gulf-expected-to-strengthen\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical depression forms in Gulf, expected to strengthen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tropical Depression Two has formed in the eastern Gulf and is forecast to become a tropical storm near the Florida Panhandle. Tropical storm conditions could begin late Monday, with flash flooding possible across parts of the Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Hurricane Center (NHC) classified the system as a tropical depression Sunday after it developed a well-defined circulation and persistent thunderstorms near its center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The depression had maximum sustained winds of about 30 miles per hour as of 4 p.m. CDT. It remains large and somewhat diffuse, with showers covering much of the eastern Gulf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The intensity forecast remains uncertain because of the system\u2019s broad structure, nearby dry air, wind shear and possible interaction with land. Forecast models range from the system remaining a tropical depression to becoming a hurricane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The system briefly drifted southeast because of weak steering currents. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/archive\/2026\/al02\/al022026.discus.002.shtml\">Forecasters<\/a> expect it to begin moving northwest before turning west or west-northwest Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That track would take the system along or just offshore of the northern Gulf Coast during the middle and latter parts of the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The depression is expected to become a tropical storm Monday while offshore of the Florida Panhandle, where a Tropical Storm Watch is in effect. Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas have also been told to monitor the system because additional watches may be required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flash flooding will be possible through Thursday from western Florida through southern Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only one named storm has formed during the Atlantic hurricane season. Tropical Storm Arthur brought heavy flooding to Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colorado State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are predicting a below-normal Atlantic hurricane season, citing a strengthening El Ni\u00f1o that is expected to suppress storm development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tropical Depression Two has formed in the eastern Gulf and is forecast to become a tropical storm near the Florida Panhandle. Tropical storm conditions could begin late Monday, with flash flooding possible across parts of the Gulf Coast. 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