Wind shear (red - strong shear; green - low shear). Shear is typically strong to start the hurricane season: ...

The summer storm has already barreled over Central Florida and is now headed straight for Louisiana, where experts warn cities like New Orleans could see heavy rainfall by Thursday.

Wind shear (red - strong shear; green - low shear). Shear is typically strong to start the hurricane season: ...

So... the greatest threat looks to be heavy rain across parts of Florida & the Gulf Coast as well as a heightened rip current ...

Hurricane Flossie spaghetti models This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm.