Meteorologist Ken South said on X, Tuesday: "Chances are increasing that a tropical system will develop in the NE Gulf near Florida in the next few days. There is now a 40-percent, medium chance of development. The next name on the Atlantic list this year is 'Chantal.'"

There are reports of a tropical storm brewing up in Florida and the National Hurricane Center Forecasters have also confirmed the chances of these reports. Florida is vulnerable to the storms, keeping in mind its topography,