Weather

The western coastline of the Florida Panhandle can expect 7-10 inches of rain.

Areas of flash flooding are also possible into the western Florida Panhandle on Wednesday and Thursday,

The storm intensified overnight ahead of its landfall early Tuesday morning near Houston.

As Tropical Storm Nicholas is forecast to drench Texas, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring two other systems.

Nicholas is expected to bring up to 10 inches of rain — with isolated downpours of up to 20 inches — across portions of coastal Texas and southwest Louisiana through at least Tuesday.

More than 500 people died when the steamship Valbanera sank in a hurricane off Key West in 1919. But the ship, and its story, have never gotten the attention of other wrecks in that region. Marine archaeologists are hoping a recent expedition to the site will change that.

Ida's path through the Gulf of Mexico couldn't have been planned any better if it was looking to rapidly intensify, then it hit a 'brown ocean'.

Moisture associated with Tropical Storm Mindy could produce localized flooding and frequent lightning as the storms move from southwest to northeast.

The storm came ashore on Thursday night, just east of where Tropical Storm Fred made landfall last month. It will gradually weaken as it crosses Georgia and enters the Atlantic later in the day.

The disturbance strengthened Wednesday afternoon and is forecast to make landfall in the Florida Panhandle Wednesday night.

Forecasters say a tropical or subtropical depression, or named storm, could form before moving inland over the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday night.

More than 75 Florida deputies are aiding Louisiana law enforcement agencies overworked from Hurricane Ida.