John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency in the state in response to flash flooding that threatened the state. Coastal rivers are expected to leap their banks, though, as water runs off. Its sustained winds continue to top out at 50 miles per hour (85 kph) and it's moving closer to the coast at a rate of 9 miles per hour (14 kph).
A tropical storm warning is in effect from San Luis Pass, TX, to Grand Isle, LA.
As it approaches the border of Texas and Louisiana, the chances of flash floods and thunderstorms are increasing along the upper coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Some areas in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle received up to eight inches of rain from Tuesday to Wednesday, with more expected Wednesday night into Thursday.
Cindy is expected to produce 3 to 6 inches of rain, with as much as 15 inches in some places, through Friday morning, the hurricane center said. He says some streets had water bubbling up from manhole covers.
In the Florida Panhandle, storms sent trees to the ground, hitting houses and cars in residential neighborhoods.
Although the tropical storm had not made landfall Wednesday afternoon, NWS offices inland were bracing for the potential impact of the storm's remnants, which are expected to slowly move northeast through the rest of the week.
Reached again just before 5 p.m. Wednesday, Kerner said the water was still holding at about 3¾ feet - safe, but a little too close for comfort.
Tropical Storm Cindy is making the state more prone to tornadoes. Motorists are advised to avoid the area if possible and proceed with caution of that road must be used. The area is experiencing flooding and about 300 road closures, WLOX reported. We need to stress it is very challenging to issue warnings for these tornadoes since many of them last only for a few minutes, and due to the low topped nature of the convection, they are often "under the radar" and not detectable.
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Even though Cindy is weakening and losing steam as far as it's strength goes, tropical moisture continues to pull up from the Gulf and even as far south as the Caribbean, and spill all over the northern Gulf coast.
The center of the storm is projected to make landfall sometime Thursday morning.
A boy on an Alabama beach was struck and killed Wednesday by a log washed ashore by the storm.
Cindy was located 40 miles northwest of Lake Charles, LA, at 7 a.m. CT Thursday.
Maximum sustained winds were near 50 miles per hour, with a gust reported at 75 miles per hour from an elevated oil platform.
That's the warning from Alabama state officials, who say the insects known as red imported fire ants can present a potentially serious health threat to people and animals during severe flooding.
Forecasters expect the storm to weaken into a tropical depression later Thursday.
At a news conference in New Orleans, Mayor Mitch Landrieu urged vigilance as bands of rain from the system swept over the city.
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