There are 6 tropical systems in the Atlantic. Here’s the MS Coast forecast.

Hurricane Idalia pounded parts of Florida’s coast Wednesday then moved northeast and deluged Georgia and South Carolina Wednesday night. Idalia weakened to a post-tropical storm by Thursday afternoon as it moved into the Atlantic but knocked out power to some homes in North Carolina before moving away from the U.S.

Idalia stayed far from the Mississippi Coast but caused flooding and widespread damage as a Category 3 storm in Florida’s Big Bend region.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking five other systems in the Atlantic, but none are expected to threaten the Gulf Coast or Biloxi-Gulfport metro.

Here’s the latest on the tropics.

Hurricane Franklin remains in Atlantic

Hurricane Franklin’s winds neared 100 mph Thursday morning, the National Hurricane Center said, but they diminished slightly by the afternoon. Franklin is moving northeast and is not expected to directly impact the U.S, but is caused life-threatening rip currents along the East Coast on Thursday.

Franklin is expected to gradually weaken in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said.

Franklin to absorb Tropical Storm Jose

Tropical Storm Jose is located in the mid-Atlantic. It has moved slowly over the past few days but began to track north Thursday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Jose is expected to be absorbed by Hurricane Franklin by Friday as that storm moves into Jose’s path.

Jose is not expected to strengthen further, the National Hurricane Center said.

Disturbance near Cabo Verde Islands

Showers and thunderstorms just west of the Cabo Verde Islands were becoming more organized, the National Hurricane Center said in its Thursday morning outlook, and a tropical depression will likely form in the next few days.

The system is moving northwest across the Atlantic and not expected to impact the Mississippi Coast. Its formation chance over two to seven days rose to 80 percent Thursday afternoon.

Remnants of Gert weaken in Atlantic; new disturbance spotted

The remnants of Tropical Storm Gert are located several hundred miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands in the Atlantic and are weak but producing some showers and thunderstorms. The disturbance will either move east or northeast, the National Hurricane Center said, but will likely not strengthen anytime soon.

It change of development over two to seven days is 30 percent.

A new disturbance in the eastern central Atlantic could gradually develop as it moves northwest next week, the National Hurricane Center said Thursday afternoon.

Its formation chance over seven days is 20 percent.

This story was originally published August 31, 2023 at 10:29 AM.