Depression or no depression, the system could bring several inches of rain to the north-central Gulf Coast, including Alabama, through Friday. The National Weather Service in Mobile thinks that the most rain with this system will likely fall closer to the coast, with scattered storms possible.

A system that has been producing heavy rain and thunderstorms across Florida could become a tropical depression later this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

L continues to move westward across the Gulf Coast and is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms, according to the National Hurricane Center. The system is expected to continue moving westward across the northern portion of the Gulf,