The Tampa Bay area can expect a 70% chance of rain Wednesday as the eastern edge of the system passes overhead.

Alexandra Simpson's film follows a group of coastal residents as they decide whether to stay or leave in light of an approaching hurricane.

The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday continued to project a medium chance that a system moving over Florida would emerge into the Gulf and develop into the season’s next tropical

"Should development take place on the Atlantic side of Florida, it may once again drift northward toward the U.S. coast," Accuweather said on July 11. The more plausible option is development on the Gulf side, which could be steered westward along the northern Gulf Coast, the weather forecast company stated.

National Hurricane Center is tracking a disturbance expected to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to the Treasure Coast this week.

Federal cuts to the National Weather Service and The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could tamper with hurricane forecast accuracy.

A disorganized low-pressure area off Florida is showing increasing chances of becoming a tropical depression or tropical storm this week.