Author Archives: Tropical Desk
10 a.m. UPDATE: Cindy Weakens But Heavy Rains, Severe Threat Continue
A weakening Cindy is moving into Northwest Louisiana at this hour. The severe weather threat will really ramp up to the east of the center this afternoon. Heavy rain is a major threat as well. Continue reading
Cindy Expected To Weaken While Moving Farther Inland
Cindy moved inland near Cameron LA around 2 a.m this morning. It will continue to produce heavy rain and flash flooding across a wide area of the South into the weekend, along with severe weather. Continue reading
Cindy Will Make Landfall Near Cameron, Louisiana Around 2 a.m.
Cindy has top winds of 50 mph and little change in strength is expected before landfall late tonight. The storm continues to bring heavy rains to the northern Gulf Coast. Continue reading
7 PM Update on Cindy: Heavy Rainfall Continues To Affect The Northern Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Cindy should move inland later tonight near the Texas/Louisiana border. An Air Force plane will be enroute shortly to investigate the storm. Continue reading
Heavy Rainfall From Cindy Affecting The Northern Gulf Coast
The center of Tropical Storm Cindy is now visible on the Lake Charles and Houston radars. It appears to have stalled temporarily to me, although the motion over the past few hours is still to the northwest. We don’t have any aircraft fixes on the center since Mission 04 has gone back to base. Continue reading
Cindy Meandering Over The Central Gulf
For the past few hours, Cindy has nearly been stationary, but a slow progression to the northwest should start back up later this evening, and then a turn to the north-northwest to the north is expected on Wednesday night and into Thursday morning. The center is expected to move onshore over the southeastern Texas coastline on Thursday. Continue reading
Bret Degenerates Into A Tropical Wave
Tropical Storm Bret has now degenerated into a tropical wave. All watches and warnings have been cancelled. Continue reading
