ORLANDO, Fla. — A tropical disturbance moving over the Gulf of Mexico continues to become better organized and it is likely to become the Tropical Storm Hanna before it makes landfall near the Central Texas Coast over the weekend.
Most reliable models depict a tropical storm making landfall Friday, then quickly degrading as it moves inland.
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Regardless of development, the system is forecast to make landfall over Texas, but heavy rains are forecast for the southern portion of Texas and extending along the immediate coast through Louisiana. Rainfall forecasts call for 4 to 6 inches.
Central Florida is on the right side of this system, which means that the showers and storms will continue to affect our area. Expect showers to move fast from southeast to northwest, scattered through the afternoon and tomorrow.
READ: Tropical disturbance produces lots of quick-moving showers for Central Florida
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