a tropical storm warning has just been issued for the bahamas where heavy rain and winds may hit as soon as this evening. much of florida is in the possible path of the storm nbc's gabe gutierrez has the very latest. >> reporter: less than two weeks after hurricane dorian pummelled the bahamas, the same devastated area is under a tropical storm warning. tonight, forecasters are watching this system closely saying it could develop into tropical storm umberto right now its path is tough to predict since it is so disorganized but it is expected to dump heavy rain on the northern bahamas, the same area pummelled by hurricane dorian. the official death toll there from dorian remains at 50, but the government expects it to rise sharply about 1,300 people are still listed as missing. all week we have spoken with evacuees struggling to leave the country. >> i don't know how long i'm going to stay here for, but they don't tell us nothing here. >> reporter: dorian stayed just off the florida coast before weakening and making landfall in north carolina if it develops, umberto could impact the same area