Baldwin and Mobile counties canceled summer classes because of the storm. His father tells investigators that the 10-year-old was only standing a few feet from the front door. The boy had severe head injuries from the accident. Viewers shared pictures of wind-driven waves crashing into the seawalls.
The boy was taken inside the condo. Fire and EMS crews arrived and attempted resuscitation, but their efforts were unsuccessful.
First responders declared the boy dead on the scene, according to police. He has not yet been identified. Arthur said the youth was vacationing with his family from the St. Louis area and that relatives and emergency workers tried to revive him.
The city is requesting people do not drive through flooded roadways and if they do, to go slowly.
During the press conference, La. More details will be posted as this story develops.
A 10 a.m. update from the National Hurricane Center reported the storm had weakened slightly, but still poses a risk of flooding for northern parts of the Gulf Coast region.
Cindy was projected to drop between 6 and 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.
The storm was centered Wednesday afternoon about 135 miles (215 kilometers) south of Lake Charles, Louisiana and had top sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph). The storm has top sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (85 kph) and is moving toward the northwest at 10 miles per hour (17 kph).
WeatherBell Analytics LLC forecast 11 to 13 named tropical storms in the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season, according to a May outlook.
The center of the storm is projected to make landfall sometime Thursday morning.
Heavy rains are expected in southeast Texas, Louisiana, and southern areas of Mississippi, Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle through Thursday.
Cindy is expected to make landfall as a moderate tropical storm near the Louisiana/Texas border after midnight but before dawn on Thursday.
Rickmon said he keeps a rain gauge at his house and it had already registered 8.5 inches (22 centimeters) before the most intense rains began.
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The airport, which was evacuated and shut down, said all passengers were safe amid the investigation, headed by the FBI. According to reports , K-9 units were seen outside the airport as officers inspected vehicles in the auto park.
Cindy had weakened slightly, with top sustained winds dropping to 50 miles per hour (85 kph) from 60 miles per hour (95 kph) earlier, but heavy rain bands spinning off the storm remained the biggest threat to coastal residents across parts of five states.
Flooding remains the greatest concern for state officials in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
Ahead of the storm, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency in the state.
Depending on the track of what will soon be the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy, we could be looking at a lot of rain by Saturday.
"Please do all you can to prepare for the worst while praying for the best".
(RNN) - The Gulf Coast is bracing for a strengthening Tropical Storm Cindy that is predicted to bring torrential rain, possible tornadoes, strong wind and a storm surge. East Texas rain totals were expected to be from 3 to 6 inches (80-150 millimeters).
Authorities in Louisiana announced they will close courts and other government buildings across the state on Wednesday.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey issued a state of emergency Tuesday because of the threat of torrential risky high tides and rip currents. The Capital Region is also under a tornado watch until 7 p.m. tonight.
"It's kind of like a slow-motion disaster for us now".
"Unfortunately, we're to the east of it", Lee Hebert, director of parish office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, said.
There were reports of voluntary evacuations from some coastal communities in Texas, including the Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston County, near where the storm is expected to hit land.
"We're not out the water yet", he said. The Department of State Health Services Emergency Medical Task Force, Texas Military Forces Aircraft, and shelter and feeding teams were placed on standby.
"We call them, we text them, we Facebook them, we Twitter, them".
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