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Residents from the central Gulf Coast to the coastal Carolinas should be on the lookout for worsening conditions as a developing storm that AccuWeather experts believe could bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to the southern Plains move eastward late in the week. Due to the rain and potential lightning, outdoor activities may be canceled or postponed.

Since Tropical Storm 'Victor' dissipated at the beginning of October, the Atlantic has been rather calm. Now that Wanda has stopped the calmness, AccuWeather experts are keeping an eye on another region for possible development.

Tropical Rainstorm Pamela prompted flash flooding which caused the death of two people in Texas hill country. Rescuers saved a lot of children hanging on trees to escape from the flood. As of Thursday evening, the woman and girl were the first death confirmed from Pamela.

Tropical Storm Warning Pamela will not only represent a serious threat to Mexico, where it is projected to make landfall as a hurricane but its effects will also be felt in areas of the United States as it moves inland.

>> well, okay, lets assume for a second that maybe it couldnt have been avoided. i do think that there is a very serious couple of questions that we need to ask, one, really, you know, who missed the warning signs? what we do know bill from cables that were leaked is that ambassador chris stevens and others were asking for security. so someone ignored those requests. someone missed this developing storm. the second question is, once the storm really developed into a full-blown crisis who called ...

Here. this morning, a developing storm, a quiet convention hall and a former florida governor making waves. a live look here at the very latest track of tropical storm isaac. the storm is on a familiar course for many gulf coast residents. its strengthening as it heads towards new orleans. were going to be spared a direct hit here in tampa as tampa always is spared by these hurricanes, but as we take a live look here inside the convention hall, it is pretty quiet in there. we can now tell you ...

Urio, hes a commander. hes giving us a tour. how many people work here? >> theres about 1,100 people at anytime. >> reporter: this center controls what areas? >> right. this map shows the area of responsibility for mobile. and mobile encompasses three states as i mentioned, mississippi, alabama and the panhandle of florida. >> reporter: you guys have been keeping a close eye on all of that? >> at the moment, this is probably our main focus. this developing storm. were already starting to pull so...

Farther east in the coming days, so its going to be getting warmer into the northeast. by friday in particular temperatures well into the 90s along a lot of that northeast corridor, and then that ridge will migrate back off towards the west into the early part of next week. gets a lot hotter in the west, and it will get cooler in the east. with this feature dominant across the country right now, theres not much weather to tell you about. a lot is being shunted up into canada right now. very quie...

East. with this feature dominant across the country right now, theres not much weather to tell you about. a lot is being shunted up into canada right now. very quiet through much of the middle of the country. scattered showers in the southeast, so scattered storms in the southeast, parts of the west. severe weather primarily found here across the northern part of the plains. one more thing that we are watching, and that is tropical weather. things are beginning to heat up now in the atlantic bas...