As of Wednesday morning, Cindy was positioned 170 miles south of Morgan City, Louisiana. It was moving toward the northwest at 8 miles per hour.
Patrick said it doesn't appear that Tropical Storm Bret's path will affect Southwest Louisiana.
The American Red Cross is preparing emergency response in six states as Tropical Storm Cindy carries the threat of severe and risky flooding to the Gulf Coast.
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana until 10 am.
Cindy was projected to produce 6 to 9 inches (15-23 cm) of rain that could reach up to 12 inches in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, and cause "life-threatening flash flooding", the NHC said. This means heavy rain will be possible as there will be plenty of tropical moisture for the front to interact with.
MEMA Executive Director Lee Smithson said while MS is not expected to experience unsafe winds, residents will definitely see widespread and heavy rainfall. For full details, passengers should contact Delta directly.
Tropical-force winds will extend outward from the storm up to 275 miles. The storm is expected to make landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border late Wednesday or Wednesday night, although the heaviest rains and strongest winds are expected to occur east of where landfall occurs. Flooding is a very serious weather hazard, so please be safe on the roads and keep in mind to turn around, don't drown!
The National Weather Service issued flash flood watches from southeast Texas to Florida.
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A tropical storm warning was in effect from San Luis Pass, Texas, to the Alabama-Florida line. But the tropical storm warning remains in effect from the mouth of the MS to San Luis Pass, Texas.
Some minor coastal flooding is likely.
Showers become more widespread during the overnight with a 30% chance of rain.
Overall, the biggest impact from this storm for us locally across Alabama is the amount of potential rainfall we could see. McNoldy says that beyond Cindy, there are no other areas of disturbed weather primed for tropical development in the foreseeable future. It was stationary much of the day Tuesday but was on a lumbering track that would take its center toward southwestern Louisiana and eastern Texas by Wednesday morning.
"There's been a lot of rain in the area over the last 3-4 weeks so the ground is pretty saturated", said Glen Brannan, the plans and operations officer with Alabama's Mobile County emergency management agency.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey issued a state of emergency because of the threat of torrential rains and other severe weather, including risky high tides and rip currents.
Officials said the state is coordinating with parishes and local officials to help residents.
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