Tropical Storm Cindy and Dennis
---Tropical Storm Cindy continues to churn toward the central Gulf Coast. At 7 p.m. CDT the center of Cindy was approaching mouth of the Mississippi River and is now moving to the north-northeast. After clipping extreme southeast Louisiana, the center of Cindy should move to the Mississippi Coast by morning. The primary impact from Cindy will be heavy, flooding downpours. Rainfall totals are expected to be in the 4- to 6-inch range (with isolated 10-inch amounts) over southeast Louisiana, the far southern parts of Mississippi and Alabama, and the western edge of the Florida Panhandle. Strong wind gusts may cause some temporary power outages near the coast. Isolated tornadoes are another threat and a tornado watch was issued. Heavy rains and risk of tornadoes will spread farther north into Alabama and eventually into Georgia. A storm surge of 3 to 5 feet is forecast near and to the east of where the center of Cindy crosses the coast.
---Elsewhere in the Atlantic Basin, Tropical Storm Dennis, located in the southeastern Caribbean, is expected to grow stronger, possibly reaching hurricane strength by Thursday morning it pushes toward the WNW. Meanwhile, tropical storm warnings and hurricane watches have been posted along portions of the south coast of Hispaniola. A hurricane watch has been issued for Jamaica. All interests in the Caribbean should closely follow the progress of Dennis. Indications are that Dennis will move into the Gulf Of Mexico by the weekend, possibly at hurricane strength and may eventually threaten the US Gulf Coast.
Tropical Storm Cindy:
Tropical Storm Dennis:
---Tropical Storm Cindy continues to churn toward the central Gulf Coast. At 7 p.m. CDT the center of Cindy was approaching mouth of the Mississippi River and is now moving to the north-northeast. After clipping extreme southeast Louisiana, the center of Cindy should move to the Mississippi Coast by morning. The primary impact from Cindy will be heavy, flooding downpours. Rainfall totals are expected to be in the 4- to 6-inch range (with isolated 10-inch amounts) over southeast Louisiana, the far southern parts of Mississippi and Alabama, and the western edge of the Florida Panhandle. Strong wind gusts may cause some temporary power outages near the coast. Isolated tornadoes are another threat and a tornado watch was issued. Heavy rains and risk of tornadoes will spread farther north into Alabama and eventually into Georgia. A storm surge of 3 to 5 feet is forecast near and to the east of where the center of Cindy crosses the coast.
---Elsewhere in the Atlantic Basin, Tropical Storm Dennis, located in the southeastern Caribbean, is expected to grow stronger, possibly reaching hurricane strength by Thursday morning it pushes toward the WNW. Meanwhile, tropical storm warnings and hurricane watches have been posted along portions of the south coast of Hispaniola. A hurricane watch has been issued for Jamaica. All interests in the Caribbean should closely follow the progress of Dennis. Indications are that Dennis will move into the Gulf Of Mexico by the weekend, possibly at hurricane strength and may eventually threaten the US Gulf Coast.
Tropical Storm Cindy:
Tropical Storm Dennis:
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