ORLANDO, Fla. — More than 10 days before the official start of hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center is eyeing a second disturbance — this one much closer to the United States.
In its 8 p.m. EDT Thursday update, the NHC said it is monitoring a disorganized area of cloudiness and thunderstorms over the western Gulf of Mexico. It has a 20% chance of forming over the next five days. Regardless of development, the system could produce heavy rainfall over southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana., the NHC said.
Out in the middle of the Atlantic, about 625 miles east-northeast of Bermuda, the first Atlantic disturbance of the year dropped from 90% to 80% on Thursday night.
