{"id":346682,"date":"2026-07-21T00:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/346682\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T00:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:15:09","slug":"life-threatening-tropical-storm-expected-to-batter-florida-texas-louisiana-forecasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/346682\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Life-threatening&#8217; tropical storm expected to batter Florida, Texas, Louisiana: forecasters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A \u201clife-threatening\u201d storm is gathering along the Gulf Coast and is expected to batter states like Florida, Louisiana and Texas with flooding rains and whipping winds starting Monday, forecasters warned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A tropical depression \u2013 a cyclone with fast winds that\u2019s typically the first sign of a tropical storm brewing \u2013 was spotted about 110 miles south of Panama City, Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The cyclone is expected to make its way northwest through the Gulf of America and travel along the US\u2019s coast, developing into a tropical storm as it goes, officials said. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40040188\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP_Extreme_Weather_Tropical_Depression_38342-e6f4f-0-1.jpg\" alt=\"Satellite view of a tropical depression over the Gulf of Mexico, impacting the coastlines of Florida and the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula.\" class=\"wp-image-40040188\"  \/>Storm conditions are expected from the Florida Panhandle to the west near Louisiana by Tuesday, the National Weather Service in New Orleans said.\u00a0 NOAA via AP<\/p>\n<p>Storm conditions will extend from the Florida Panhandle to the west near Louisiana by Tuesday, the National Weather Service in New Orleans predicted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Flash flooding is expected to ravage areas from western Florida to central Texas through Friday, with rainfall possibly reaching up to 5 inches along the Louisiana coast, forecasters said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They also warned of 40 mph wind gusts, and possible \u201clife threatening\u201d storm surge along Alabama, Mississippi, and southeastern Louisiana coasts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A storm surge watch is already in place from the mouth of the Mississippi River over to the Alabama-Florida border along the coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40040190\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP_Extreme_Tropical_Weather_954_7-5ed47-0.jpg\" alt=\"Satellite image of extreme tropical weather over the Pacific Ocean, with Hawaii and parts of North America visible.\" class=\"wp-image-40040190\"  \/>Officials also warned of 40 mph wind gusts, and possible \u201clife threatening\u201d storm surge along Alabama, Mississippi, and southeastern Louisiana coasts.\u00a0 NOAA via AP<\/p>\n<p>A tropical storm watch is also in place from Florida\u2019s Ochlockonee River to southeast Louisiana\u2019s Jefferson and Plaquemines parish line.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The terrible torrent is expected to cause storm surges of up to four feet along the coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi \u2013 and forecasters even warned of possible tornadoes in the Sunshine State\u2019s Big Bend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A \u201clife-threatening\u201d storm is gathering along the Gulf Coast and is expected to batter states like Florida, 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