MIAMI, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A tropical disturbance will bring soaking rain to south Florida, the Bahamas and Cuba this weekend and could form into a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico by midweek, forecasters said.
As of midday Saturday, the storm was about 210 miles southeast of Miami. The storm system is moving slowly over Cuba and the southern Bahamas Saturday and should reach Florida sometime Sunday. The storm is producing locally heavy downpours and thunderstorms with potentially damaging winds, Accuweather.com reported.