"While the exact track and intensity of the feature unfolding in the gulf have yet to be determined, Florida will bear the brunt this time around," AccuWeather chief on-air meteorologist Bernie Rayno said. "At this time, the intensity will range from a sprawling tropical rainstorm to perhaps a strike from a more compact, full-blown hurricane."

On Friday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center increased the odds to 50% for a tropical depression or storm to form in the gulf.

Residents in the Sunshine State are facing dual tropical threats from two different directions this weekend and into next week: Hurricane Kirk and a system in the Gulf of Mexico. On Thursday, chances for development of the system now in the Gulf decreased but those chances not only increased early Friday,

Forecasters say Hurricane Kirk has strengthened into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to grow rapidly into a major hurricane

Hurricane Kirk strengthens into a Category 4 storm and could bring dangerous surf conditions, forecasters say.

Right-wingers have long promoted wild theories about weather control, and Greene, a Donald Trump ally, gave them a big boost.

Congresswoman’s bizarre claim mirrors her earlier conspiracy theories as US south-east faces devastation; former president to tour battleground states

Marjorie Taylor Greene has sparked a backlash after appearing to suggest that Democrats "can control the weather." "Yes they can control the weather," the Georgia Republican wrote on X, formerly Twitter,