The biggest threat from this system will be torrential rainfall. Officials on alert as tropical system poses serious threat to US coastline: 'Additional development of this system remains possible' first appeared on The Cool Down.

New Orleans is preparing for heavy rainfall this week as a tropical disturbance moves through the Gulf of Mexico toward the Louisiana coast.

A flood watch will go into effect for much of south Louisiana this week as a slow-moving low-pressure system heads toward the Gulf of Mexico, bringing with it the potential for downpours and flash flooding along the Gulf Coast.

Regardless of whether a tropical depression forms in the Gulf of Mexico this week, Lafayette and south Louisiana can expect heavy rainfall and potential floods, according to the National Weather Service.

A tropical storm may form this week, bringing risks of flash flooding and strong thunderstorms from Florida to Louisiana.

Invest 93L has slid into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, where conditions could favor some development as it moves west across the north-central Gulf. It will move into

Supporters saw Mid-Barataria as the centerpiece of Louisiana’s coastal restoration efforts, an ambitious plan to divert up to 75,000 cubic feet of water per second into Barataria Bay. Studies showed the project would build 21 square miles of land over the course of 50 years.

Downpours are expected in Houston on Friday as a tropical disturbance along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico stalls without strengthening.