Tropical moisture will enhance a sprawling weekend flood threat stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. New video emerges of magnitude 7.3 earthquake in Alaska and Utah 'firenado' is rated an EF-2 twister.

"Outside of locally higher winds and seas in the strong convection, fresh winds and moderate seas are present with this low," NHC meteorologists wrote Thursday afternoon. "There is a low chance of this system developing into a tropical depression later today or tonight before it moves westward into Louisiana."

The system’s slow passage over Florida has meant days of rain throughout the state, leading to street flooding in South Florida. However, the Miami office of the National Weather Service expects the rain to slow down, alleviating any concerns about deep flooding.

A wet and rainy Florida could soon see even more precipitation in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service, which has warned the Gulf Coast will face a flood-generating system that could form into Tropical Storm Dexter.

Hurricane center forecasters said the system, designated as Invest 93L, is forecast to continue moving westward and could emerge or redevelop.

Central Florida to experience heavy rain and storms with potential for a tropical depression and lightning, as predicted by NWS Melbourne FL.

The change in forecast was a welcomed development as the New Orleans area steels itself for the approaching heart of the hurricane season.

A former tropical disturbance failed to form into a tropical depression before reaching the coast, but it could still have serious impacts.