Hurricane Delta threatens Gulf Coast this week!

Hurricane Delta threatens Gulf Coast this week!

Delta could bring soaking rain to Virginia this weekend.

After a brief lull in the hurricane season the last couple of weeks, tropical trouble is heating up once again.

Written content by Nick Russo NBC 12

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – After a brief lull in the hurricane season the last couple of weeks, tropical trouble is heating up once again.

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Tropical Storm Gamma formed near the Yucatan Peninsula and is now drifting through the Gulf of Mexico. Gamma is likely to remain a tropical storm as it meanders across the southwestern Gulf.

The bigger concern is a tropical disturbance currently moving across the Central Caribbean. Tropical Storm Delta has formed south of Jamaica and is expected to develop into Hurricane Delta over the next several days.

Forecast model guidance shows a hurricane hitting the coast of Louisiana, Alabama, and/or Mississippi by Thursday or Early Friday

Here’s the NHC forecast:

This tropical system will probably bring impacts to Virginia this weekend. Here’s a quick look at the forecast I posted on our weather app early Monday morning. Read more from NBC 12.

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