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Hurricane Sam matched Hurricane Ida as the season's strongest hurricane late Sunday, but is forecast to stay at sea.
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Sam quickly strengthened could become a Category 3 storm by Saturday afternoon.
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Forecasters say Tropical Storm Sam will intensify steadily in the coming days, and is projected to become a major-category hurricane by Monday.
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While a large number of forecast models say Invest 98L will strengthen, it's hard to say where it's headed at this point.
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Rain on Monday will be mainly across the northeast and central parts of the state, but sinking as far south as the I-4 corridor.
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Peter is expected to bring rain to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico through Tuesday.
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No tropical storm warnings or watches have been issued.
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The remnants of Hurricane Nicholas will bring higher rain chances of mainly afternoon thunderstorms.
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The western coastline of the Florida Panhandle can expect 7-10 inches of rain.
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Areas of flash flooding are also possible into the western Florida Panhandle on Wednesday and Thursday,
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The storm intensified overnight ahead of its landfall early Tuesday morning near Houston.
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As Tropical Storm Nicholas is forecast to drench Texas, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring two other systems.