A disturbance near the Florida coast has a 30 percent chance of turning into a cyclone this week, says the National Hurricane Center.

A heat-busting forecast is on tap for late Wednesday, but so is the potential for severe weather across Michigan.

As a surface low-pressure system shifts west into the Gulf, the atmosphere becomes a bit more favorable for thunderstorm development, especially compared to yesterday. The sea breeze could help fire up storms this afternoon, though most of the activity will be hit or miss.

Another round of showers and thunderstorms moved across the Mid-Atlantic Tuesday after intense rain set off dangerous flash flooding from Virginia to New York on Monday, leaving at least two dead and prompting dozens of rescues as water overwhelmed roads and subways.

Today’s forecast: Thunderstorms will become numerous in the late afternoon and evening. Some of these storms could have a brief severe wind gust. We are also looking at another burst of storms Saturday and then hot weather kicking in next week.

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Nor'easters are powerful and often destructive cyclonic storms that primarily impact the East Coast of North America. Some of these weather events have been so fierce that they earned the names "Perfect Storm,

Florida's Most Accurate Forecast for Tampa Bay from ABC Action Weather Meteorologist Greg Dee for Wednesday, July 16, 2025— (Sct'd PM storms, upper 80s)