AccuWeather By Courtney Spamer 5/1/2019
A tropical low, or disturbance, in the Bahamas will approach Florida late this week and bring much needed rain for some and flooding rainfall for others.
While this disturbance is not expected to develop through Thursday, the feature will have to be watched as there is a slight chance of it becoming better organized along the Southeast coast of the United States this weekend.
The official start to the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season is still a month away, but AccuWeather meteorologists warned in the annual hurricane outlook, released early last month, that they were concerned about potential for early season development off the Southeast coast, the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean. AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski said that we would start watching these areas in April and May due to warm water in the region.
"As of Thursday, this feature is located in the middle part of the atmosphere," according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.
"In order for it to develop tropical characteristics, it would have to peculate and spin down closer to the surface," Sosnowski said.
Despite the warm waters of the Atlantic, further strengthening into a tropical depression or storm is not expected. However, it will bring a dose of tropical rains to those in its path.
"The islands in the northern Bahamas will see rounds of downpours on Wednesday, including in cities like Freeport and Nassau," said Kottlowski.
More:
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/early-season-tropical-disturbance-to-unleash-flooding-downpours-in-florida/70008148
