As Tropical Storm Cindy formed and approached the Gulf Coast, forecasters warned that the storm could dump more rain on already-saturated conditions and cause North Carolina rivers and streams to flood.
The storm claimed the life of 10-year-old Nolan McCabe of St. Louis, Mo., on Wednesday after a log was picked up by a wave in Fort Morgan, Ala.
Sheriff's deputies have responded to almost 40 rescue calls of people swimming in the gulf as the tropical storm brought heavy rain, high winds, and even water spouts to the Florida panhandle.
As far as the Red River Radio Listening area is concerned, Tropical Storm Cindy is expected to move into the area later today.
Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency Wednesday morning for the entire state of Louisiana as a result of Tropical Storm Cindy.
The National Weather Service estimates that anywhere from 2 to 10 inches of rain has fallen along Gulf Coast, and flooding has been reported Thursday throughout the Gulf Coast, including in New Orleans, Cameron, LA, Ocean Springs, MS, and Spanish Fort, AL.
Off Texas, the U.S. Coast Guard helped the four-member crew of a shrimp trawler limp back to shore at Freeport after the crew radioed in distress that they were in danger of sinking early Wednesday.
One to 2 inches of rainfall is expected for much of the area Saturday, and heavy rainfall in some areas could lead to some flooding. Wth a rising tide, strong southerly winds from Tropical Depression Cindy lash the lakefront Thursday, June 22, 2017 in Mandeville, La.
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Forecaster Drew Montreuil, of Finger Lakes Weather, said there will likely "be numerous storms with locally torrential downpours".
Meteorologist Jason Holmes of the National Weather Service said trees were down and buildings were reported damaged along the Interstate 20 corridor on the western outskirts of Birmingham, Alabama's most populous city.
The Kanawha County Commission also issued an alert Thursday, notifying residents who live in areas that typically have flash flooding or high water to monitor creeks and streams. Resident and neighborhood watch organizer Erin West says people are keeping an eye out for alligators that live in nearby ponds. Up to eight inches of rainfall was expected in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida through Friday morning.
Forecasters warn that heavy rainfall will spread over the Tennessee and OH valleys Thursday.
Other south MS rivers are also swollen from Cindy's rains, but their crests are forecast to be less severe.
The center of the storm is projected to make landfall sometime Thursday morning.
The Lowcountry, so far, has been able to fend off the worst of the scattered showers and thunderstorms that swept through the area Tuesday and Wednesday amidst the development of then-Tropical Storm Cindy which made landfall along the Gulf Coast early Thursday.
In areas infested with red imported fire ants, these ants and their colonies can present a potentially serious medical threat to people and animals during and after a flood. Localized flash flooding concerns remain.
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