The governor's spokesman Richard Carbo said Edwards signed the statewide declaration Wednesday morning. Intervals of mostly showers and some isolated storms will move mainly north throughout the day, so a few breaks in the action are possible, but not likely for everyone.
Tropical storm warnings have been expanded to include a stretch from Alabama's Gulf Coast to New Orleans as Cindy's winds increased from 45 miles per hour to 60 miles per hour.
Officials in Santa Rosa County, which is just east of Pensacola, tweeted that some roads were under water early Wednesday.
Tropical Storm Cindy is inching closer to the central Gulf coast this afternoon and will make landfall late tonight into Thursday morning as a tropical storm.
WIND: Tropical storm conditions should spread westward and northward through the Tropical Storm Warning area today through Thursday.
The National Weather Service says flash flooding from torrential rain is the main problem associated with the storm, but twisters are also possible. Tornado warnings were also issued for Hancock County, MS.
Tropical Storm Cindy may be a Gulf Coast system, but its impact spans over a much greater area than the "center" of the storm.
Cindy was located 170 miles southwest of Morgan City, LA, at 1 p.m. CT, according to the National Hurricane Center.
High rain volumes and winds between 45 and 60 miles per hour could still cause damage and disruption, he said.
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On Thursday, widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected throughout northern Alabama and southern Tennessee, but we think the potential for severe storms will be greater from the MS state line to the western valleys of Sand Mountain.
Strong winds from Tropical Storm Cindy are reportedly to blame in the death of a 10-year-old child in Fort Morgan, Alabama.
At least 17 million people are under a tropical storm warning from San Luis Pass, Texas, to the Alabama-Florida border, said CNN meteorologist Michael Guy. This is considered "Potential Tropical Storm Three".
Forecasters still expect rounds of heavy rain from Texas through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida; but there are now more breaks in the rain expected due to some dry air interacting with Tropical Storm Cindy.
The storm formed Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico. It's expected to weaken further as it moves over land.
At a news conference in New Orleans, Mayor Mitch Landrieu urged vigilance as bands of rain from the system swept over the city.
"It's a little stronger than it was yesterday, but the overall track is looking to be the same", said Stephen Strum, vice president of extended forecast services at Weather Decision Technologies in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
"We've had so much rain, we haven't done any business in about eight weeks because of the rain", said Godfrey, whose campground typically hosts swimmers and boaters.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey issued a state of emergency Tuesday because of the threat of torrential risky high tides and rip currents.
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