The remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy brought tornadoes and flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday and its heavy rains will drench much of the eastern United States in coming days, forecasters said.
Emergency crews helped some people from stranded vehicles in Muncie, including a almost submerged SUV at a railroad underpass.
Tropical Depression Cindy continues to accelerate northeast over the southeastern U.S. The storm (as of the final advisory by the NHC at 10:00pm CT Thursday) had winds sustained at 15 miles per hour.
Although there is no lightning associated with the rain thus far, the weather service says going through this morning, there should be enough instability for at least scattered thunderstorms to develop.
Appalachian Power reports 1,800 without electricity in West Virginia's northern panhandle, where heavy rain fell Friday morning, and another 800 in Charleston.
As of 5 a.m. Friday, no flood watches or warnings have been issued for the midstate.
"I had heard Tropical Storm Cindy mentioned", Clewley said. Cindy also caused widespread coastal highway and several short-lived tornadoes.
"Everyone will get around an inch (30 millimeters) with the passage of Cindy", meteorologist Maura Casey in Charleston said Thursday.
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Heavy rain is forecast to begin in West Virginia by late Friday afternoon, with general forecasts of 1-3 inches (25-75 millimeters) and up to 5 inches (125 millimeters) in spots.
In Louisiana, Edwards said two fishermen reported missing in a coastal area were located and rescued Thursday.
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is staffing its operations center in Nashville on Friday and Saturday to coordinate any requests for assistance.
Meanwhile, the Gulf Coast was still suffering from the effects of Cindy, a former tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico that crawled ashore early Thursday near the Louisiana-Texas state line.
"That continues to be the threat", said Ken Graham, of the National Weather Service Office near New Orleans. The area could see 6 to 9 more inches of total rainfall through Thursday.
The severe weather was arriving on the anniversary of torrential rains and flooding that left 23 people dead in West Virginia a year ago.
Forecasters warned that flash floods remained a danger as the storm moved north.
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