"Showers and thunderstorms located over the Florida peninsula, the southeastern U.S. coast, the northwestern Bahamas, and the adjacent Atlantic and Gulf waters are associated with

The chance of tropical or subtropical development is low, but localized heavy rain is still expected from Florida to the eastern Carolinas.

President Donald Trump and his allies have repeatedly floated the idea of terminating the emergency disaster agency.

In a meeting with FEMA staff, David Richardson said he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season. Two staff members said it was unclear if he was serious, but the agency said he was joking.

FEMA employees were left bewildered during a Monday briefing after agency chief David Richardson remarked that he hadn't known the U.S. had a hurricane season, according to Reuters, citing four sources familiar with the call.