Odds of development are increasing with this disturbance near FL, and a tropical depression or storm could form sometime later in the week. Next name on the list is #Dexter. The good news is, it's headed west—into the Gulf and away from the Carolinas. pic.twitter.com/m3s4KQ6Hqe

AccuWeather forecasters are keeping an eye on an area close to Florida which shows some potential for tropical development July 15-18.

As rounds of thunderstorms continue to hammer the south-central and southeastern United States this week, the risk of locations experiencing severe weather and flash flooding will increase.

A system of low pressure could develop near Florida or off the southeastern coast of the U.S. over the Fourth of July weekend, or early next week.

Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the United States over the past few decades, according to the National Weather Service.

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Both AccuWeather and the National Hurricane Center have raised the chances of tropical development around the July 4 weekend.

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