"It probably has until the middle of the day on Thursday to do so."

Invest 93L is taking its time moving across Florida, and it could still become a tropical depression later this week, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

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.

"Regardless of development, heavy rainfall could produce localized flash flooding over portions of the north-central Gulf Coast through Friday," hurricane center forecasters said in an advisory early...

While the showers will provide a cooling effect, the heat index values are forecasted to exceed 100 degrees for most of Central Florida.