For the first time in almost a week, the tropics are quiet, after Invest 93L took most of the week to cross Florida, enter the Gulf and then move onshore in Louisiana Thursday afternoon, July 17.

Invest 93L is currently moving across the Florida Panhandle, where it's expected to bring heavy rains between Wednesday and Friday.

A Level 2 of 4 risk is in place Thursday along the Gulf Coast from east Texas to the west Florida panhandle – including New Orleans, Mobile, Alabama, and Gulfport, Mississippi.