National Hurricane Center, Gulf and tropical wave
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A former tropical disturbance failed to form into a tropical depression before reaching the coast, but it could still have serious impacts.
"Heavy rain is already moving through Louisiana and will continue over the next few days," AccuWeather's Alex DaSilva said.
The system, identified as Invest 93L, originally developed east of Florida before traversing the entire state and ending up over Louisiana and Mississippi.