The National Hurricane Center is monitoring four regions that show signs of a tropical storm, two of which could hit the United States during Labor Day weekend.
The disturbance most likely to affect the U.S. is in the Atlantic Ocean, but the disturbance has an 80% chance of turning into a tropical storm by the weekend, the center said Monday. If it does turn into a tropical storm, its name would be Danielle.
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“Although environmental conditions are only marginally favorable, some gradual development of this system is expected over the next several days and a tropical depression is likely to form later this week,” according to the NHC.
Current projections expect the storm to stay north of the Leeward Islands before making a curve to the northeast and staying in the ocean. The disturbance does not pose a direct threat to the United States so far, but it could affect Bermuda, the center said. Even if it does not make landfall, it could affect rip tides on the East Coast, according to CNN.
The other region where a storm could form is in the Western Caribbean. If a storm does appear in the Caribbean, it is projected to move toward the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and cause heavy rainfall in Texas. However, the center noted there is only a 20% chance of development during the next five days.
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Even if the disturbance in the Caribbean does not increase to a tropical storm, it could cause heavier showers in Texas because it would provide extra moisture to the area. Despite the storm, more rain is expected in Texas in the southern part of the state that was not affected by the heavy rainfall and flooding in Dallas last week.
Areas such as Houston, Galveston, and Beaumont are seeing a 50% chance of more than 5 inches of rain starting Tuesday, and other parts of Texas could see as much as 7 inches of rain, the outlet reported.
