tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico has been unable to organize into a tropical storm thus far, but it's bringing torrential rain and caused widespread flooding in the Miami area overnight.
The system was still called Potential Tropical Cyclone One as of Saturday morning, and it still might develop into Tropical Storm Alex.
But that wouldn’t happen until it’s well east of Florida and moving out to sea. Strong upper-level winds have pushed dry air into the system, completely gumming up its works from a tropical-development standpoint.
Tornadoes are still possible in South Florida and the upper Florida Keys through early Saturday afternoon.A band of torrential rain caused widespread flooding up to waste deep in the Miami area overnight with other areas nearby were also affected.