Gov. Jeff Landry honors Louisiana college student Emma Foltz for evacuating 14 summer campers during the deadly July 4 flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas. July 17, 2025 at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.

The tropical disturbance we've been following in the northern Gulf is broad and disorganized. The ill-defined center will move into southeastern Louisiana today. Heavy, persistent rain will bring the threat of flash flooding across southern Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast.

As a tropical disturbance passes through, an elevated threat of flooding will continue through Friday with high tropical humidity in place

A flood watch will go into effect for much of south Louisiana this week as a slow-moving low-pressure system heads toward the Gulf of Mexico, bringing with it the potential for downpours and flash flooding along the Gulf Coast.

Emma Foltz, a Louisiana Tech student, received Louisiana’s Distinguished Civilian Service Medal for her heroic actions during the Texas floods two weeks ago.

Six tornadoes were reported from Wisconsin to Indiana on Wednesday, with the Wisconsin ones labeled as “large,” though no major damage or injuries have been reported.

A slow-developing, broad area of low pressure located over the far northern portion of the Gulf is threatening to bring heavy rain and flooding.

The summer of flooding and irritant-level tropical threats rolls with this week’s focus on a disorganized disturbance in the northern Gulf.