A former tropical disturbance failed to form into a tropical depression before reaching the coast, but it could still have serious impacts.

Louisiana and Mississippi are bracing for heavy rains and potentially dangerous flooding as a tropical disturbance moves in. The storm, currently centered just off the Mississippi Gulf Coast, is unlikely to strengthen to a tropical depression.

The large-scale atmospheric pattern looks to become more conducive for tropical development in early August, but we'll see. In the meantime, another system like this week's disturbance could develop in the northern Gulf or off the Southeast coast,