First day of Hurricane Season, and already tracking the Gulf

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Today is the official start of the 2023 hurricane season, and we’re already monitoring the Gulf for an area of low pressure that has a 70% (high) chance of tropical development.

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The First Alert Team breaks down everything you need to know to stay safe ahead of what could be another busy hurricane season in 2023.

Most models take this possible tropical storm south, but there are a few north-going outliers. This low could bring big rains to Florida, but the storm does not threaten Louisiana.

If it gets a name, it will be the first named storm of the year, named Arlene, but technically not the first storm, as we had one unnamed storm back in January.

“Tropical Depression #2 has formed in the Gulf on the first day of hurricane season and is expected to become Tropical Storm Arlene. The storm will move south and is not a threat to Louisiana. There are currently no watches or warnings anywhere on the Gulf coast.”

Tropical Depression #2. — Tropical Depression #2.(WAFB)

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Locally, the weather is a typical summertime pattern with small chances of rain, mainly each afternoon.

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Highs will be hot, especially this weekend with highs possibly reaching the mid-90s!

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