The potential for a tropical rainstorm is growing for the U.S. Gulf Coast  The Washington PostTropical Storm Could Form In Gulf Or Near Florida  The Weather ChannelGovernor DeSantis declares state of emergency, sand bag locations begin opening ahead of Invest 97L  FOX 13 Tampa’Be ready’: Hurricane forecasters worried about storm heading toward Florida  USA TODAYTorrential rains, flooding possible from tough-to-predict 97L  Yale Climate Connections