Meteorologists say a combination of two systems - remnants of former Tropical Storm Cindy and another storm front - could produce severe thunderstorms, flooding and damaging wind gusts particularly on Friday.
Tropical Storm Cindy made landfall early Thursday morning in southwestern Louisiana, bringing heavy rain, wind, and even tornadoes to parts of the Gulf Coast.
The National Weather Service has assigned these names for hurricanes and tropical storms in 2017. Up to eight inches of rainfall was expected in southern portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida through Friday morning.
The storm was centered Wednesday night about 105 miles (170 kilometers) south of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and had top sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph).
The National Hurricane Center's 4 a.m. Thursday update indicates Cindy was moving north at 12 miles per hour with max sustained winds of 40 miles per hour. The storm's first fatality was reported on June 21 when a 10-year-old boy was struck by a log that a large wave dislodged as he stood near the shore in Fort Morgan, Alabama, the Baldwin County coroner said.
As the storm continues to push inland, the risk of severe thunderstorms and isolated tornadoes will extend into northern parts of Louisiana and MS, southeastern Arkansas and perhaps southern Tennessee into Thursday night.
Residents and government officials along the northern Gulf Coast are closely watching Tropical Storm Cindy, which the National Weather Service said could cause "life-threatening flash flooding".
With Tropical Depression Cindy in the area, flooding is a concern for Bossier Parish.
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Although we're probably not going to see much else due to the dry air, Ken Graham, director of the Slidell office of the National Weather Service, said the "incredibly saturated" atmosphere means there is still a chance for a couple of inches of rain to develop "real fast".
Cindy weakened to a tropical depression as it came onshore in Cameron Parish early Thursday.
The metro Atlanta area - specifically neighborhoods north of Interstate 20 - could see about half an inch of rain over the weekend through scattered showers, forecasters said.
The governors of Louisiana and Alabama both declared statewide states of emergency ahead of the storm.
Unrelated to the tropical moisture that's heading this way, a coastal flood advisory is in effect from 5 p.m.to 9 p.m. Thursday along Raritan Bay, lower Delaware Bay and the Atlantic coast, from Sandy Hook down to Cape May.
Power outages in the area of the storm were minimal on Thursday morning.
Some coastal areas in southeast Texas have already been badly affected by Storm Cindy.
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