Forecasters are tracking Tropical Depression Two as it's expected to turn into Tropical Storm Bertha before the end of the day.
Parts of the Southeast can expect to see increasingly heavy rainfall as the system continues to organize. Tropical downpours could be a problem from Florida's west coast to Louisiana.
The National Hurricane Center says a Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for the Alabama Gulf coast from the Florida border to the Mississippi border.
The system is forecast to make landfall in southeast Louisiana later this week. The National Weather Service office in Slidell outlined potential impacts to our area Monday morning.