A tropical storm or depression can be worse than a cat 1 hurricane if you are in an area that can flood and you are on the rainy side of the storm.
A small hurricane will roll on through pretty quickly but these tropical storms and depressions can be a day or more of heavy rain. This time of year most parts of the south get rain about everyday so the ground is saturated. The Gulf is very warm so about any storm that has a clean shot across it will strengthen a good bit.
Last edited by Boarmaster123; 08/26/21.
