A tropical depression over Cuba is growing better organized, forecasters said Saturday.
Roger Heim, left, and Terry Smith, second from left, both of Valrico, Fla., fill sand bags in preparation for a weekend storm at the Edward Medard Conservation Park in Plant City, Fla. AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)is growing better organized, forecasters said Saturday, and is likely to bring drenching rain and coastal flooding to much of Florida ’s Gulf Coast .
The National Hurricane Center in Miami forecasts that the storm will strengthen as it curves northward off the southwest Florida coast, where the water has been extremely warm, with temperatures approaching 92 degrees Fahrenheit this week. Flat Florida is prone to flooding even on sunny days when so-called king tides surge in coastal areas. This storm is predicted to push up storm tides of 2 to 4 feet along most of Florida’s Gulf Coast, including Tampa Bay, with a higher tide of 3 to 5 feet predicted farther north in Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region, where the Florida peninsula bends westward into the state’s Panhandle region.can also trigger river flooding and overwhelm drainage systems and the region’s canals.
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