Tropical storm Wipha threatens southern China
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Wipha was a tropical storm over China Sunday evening Eastern time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. The tropical storm had sustained wind speeds of 52 miles per hour.
Forecasters are warning of early signs of a potential tropical cyclone developing along the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. A low-pressure system that could bring storms to Florida before moving west has a medium chance of developing into a tropical cyclone over the next several days, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
A disturbance near Florida could evolve into a tropical depression or Tropical Storm Dexter this week, according to forecasters.
The system, identified as Invest 93L, originally developed east of Florida before traversing the entire state and ending up over Louisiana and Mississippi.
Foreign Office issue travel warning for Vietnam as tropical storm approaches - Storm Wipha is forecast to make landfall on Tuesday
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The storm remains disorganized on Wednesday but still has time to strengthen over the Gulf before making landfall on Thursday.
The National Hurricane Center is tracking Invest 93L. Could tropical storm Dexter develop? What is the weather forecast for travel? What we know
As the peak months of the Atlantic hurricane season quickly approach, conditions for tropical development become more likely.