If you were looking forward to spending some time outside on Saturday, you might want to make alternate plans for the early part of the day as tropical depression Cindy is expected to cause thunderstorms across the NY metro region, forecasters said.
The southeast corner of the state from El Dorado to south of Pine Bluff through Helena West-Helena is under a slight risk for severe weather and could see severe storms as early as Thursday afternoon and evening.
National Weather Service forecasters said the storm had dumped from 2 to 10 inches (50 to 250 millimeters) of rain on various spots along the Gulf Coast from southern Louisiana to the Florida panhandle as of Wednesday.
Heavy rain was forecast to spread over the Tennessee and OH valleys on Thursday, then move Friday and Saturday into the central Appalachians. Jim Stefkovich, a meteorologist with the Alabama Emergency Agency, said some parts of coastal Alabama got a foot of rain. In Gulfport, Mississippi, Kathleen Bertucci said heavy rains Wednesday sent about 10 inches (250 millimeters) of water into her business, which sells and installs granite countertops. At 4 p.m. CDT Thursday, Cindy was about 45 miles (75 kilometers) south of Shreveport.
Forecasters are warning of a worrisome flood threat on a southeast MS river following heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Depression Cindy.
The storm's maximum sustained winds are near 40 miles per hour (64 kph) and it's expected to weaken to a tropical depression later in the morning and become a remnant low Thursday night.
"We're as prepared as can be for whatever situation may come our way", he said.
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The Mississippi coast received some of the heaviest rain.
And in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, there was another worry in a neighborhood where streets and some homes flooded Thursday.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy brought tornadoes and flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday and its heavy rains will drench much of the eastern United States in coming days, forecasters said.
The storm comes on the anniversary of last year's torrential rains and flooding and killed 23 people in West Virginia.
"One of our safety concerns is alligators", said local neighborhood watch organizer Erin West. Ford says he'd rather people use common sense and not get in the water.
Cindy is expected to make its way through MS and Alabama, and eventually to the Tennessee Valley, meteorologists forecast. He said flash flood watches and tornado watches will likely continue into tonight and possibly Friday. It resulted in consistently gray skies, slow commutes and downed trees.
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