HOUSTON -- The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical disturbance in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
According to the NHC, there's a 40 percent chance over the next five days that this system develops into a subtropical or tropical cyclone.
Even if there's no development, this large area of thunderstorms will bring some much-needed rain to much of Florida this week. The weather system will have no impacts on Houston or the rest of SoutheastTexas, which are in a dry pattern for the foreseeable future.
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If the system does develop into a named storm it will be called Alberto. Hurricane season doesn't officially start until June 1.