With drenching rain and winds reaching 50 miles per hour, Cindy slammed into the gulf coast this morning; making landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border, but its bands reach far beyond.
The governors of Alabama and Louisiana both declared a state of emergency earlier this week due to the coming storm.
As tropical storm Cindy is heading toward the Gulf Coast states, millions of people are bracing for heavy rain and potential flash flooding.
"Cindy will continue to move northward into Thursday evening before a curve to the northeast occurs on Thursday night and Friday", according to AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski.
Forecasters say Cindy, the onetime tropical storm since downgraded to a depression, is weakening as it heads inland. High tide and rain from feeder bands from Tropical Storm Cindy moved through the coast.
By early Thursday, Cindy had already dumped two-to-ten inches of rain in many coastal areas from east Texas to northwestern Florida, causing rising flood waters in low-lying neighborhoods and flash flooding and a storm surge in some places.
As the storm comes ashore, the coast could also face strong winds of up to 50 miles per hour.
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The downpour is expected to spread across Arkansas and into parts of Tennessee and the Ohio Valley through Friday, with rainfall accumulations of 3 to 5 inches, the National Weather Service said. I would expect some areas to get localized flooding.
One of the warnings was issued around 1 p.m. CDT Thursday in Jefferson County near Birmingham.
The storm caused its first reported fatality on Wednesday when a 10-year-old boy struck by a log that a large wave dislodged while he stood near shore in Fort Morgan, Alabama, the Baldwin County coroner said. Harrison County Emergency Management Director Rupert Lacy said there were no injuries but fences, trees and power lines were damaged.
As the storm comes ashore, the coast could also face winds of up to 50 miles per hour.
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System said in a statement that the floating colonies may look like ribbons, streamers or a large ball of ants floating on the water.
Residents in Lake Charles, Louisiana, uploaded images and video of the storm to social media on Wednesday as it battered the city with severe rain.
State Meteorologist Jim Stefkovich said widespread areas in south Alabama have received 3 to 6 inches of rainfall with 12 inches in isolated spots.
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