Storm to Strike Upper Gulf Coast

(October 3, 2013) – Tropical Storm Karen has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and will move into the southern United States this weekend with heavy rain, gusty winds and rough seas, according to AccuWeather.com. Karen will continue to move along a curved northward path over the central Gulf of Mexico through Friday. During Saturday, Karen will begin to turn toward the northeast and will make landfall along the upper Gulf Coast from southeast of New Orleans to west of Panama City, Fla. There is a chance Karen becomes a hurricane prior to making landfall.