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Less than a week after Hurricane Ida ravaged the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden was in Louisiana on Friday to get an up-close view of the damage and offer assistance from the federal government.The devastation was clear as Air Force One approached New Orleans, with uprooted trees and blue tarps covering shredded houses coming into focus ahead of landing. The path to nearby LaPlace, where Biden was to be briefed by local officials, was dotted with wood poles that held power lines jutting from the ground at odd angles."I promise we're going to have your back," Biden said at the outset of the briefing. Such trips to natural disaster scenes have long been a feature of the U.S. presidency. It's a moment to demonstrate compassion and show the public that the president is leading during the crisis. It's also an opportunity to hit pause, however temporarily, from the political sniping that often dominates Washington. In shirtsleeves and boots, Biden was welcomed at the airport by Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat. Several Republicans, including Sen. Bill Cassidy and Rep. Steve Scalise, the House Republican whip, were also on hand.Biden was meeting with with local officials and touring a neighborhood in LaPlace, a community between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain that suffered catastrophic wind and water damage and was left with sheared-off roofs and flooded homes. He also planned a flyover tour of hard-hit communities including Lafitte, Grand Isle, Port Fourchon and Lafourche Parish, where Parish President Archie Chaisson said 25% of the homes in his community of 100,000 people were gone or had catastrophic damage.Past presidents have been defined in part by how they handled such crises.Donald Trump casually lobbed paper towels to people in Puerto Rico after a hurricane, generating scorn from critics but little damage to his political standing. Barack Obama hugged New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie in 2012 after Superstorm Sandy, a brief respite from partisan tensions that had threatened the economy with a fiscal cliff. And George W. Bush fell out of public favor after a poor and unprepared response to Hurricane Katrina, which swamped New Orleans in 2005.In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Biden is grappling with the persistent threat posed by climate change and the prospect that disaster zone visits may become a more regular feature of the presidency. Before he left Washington, Biden called for greater public resolve to confront climate change and help the nation deal with the fierce storms, flooding and wildfires that have beset the country.Scientists say climate change increases the frequency of extreme weather events — such as large tropical storms, and the droughts and heatwaves that create conditions for vast wildfires. U.S. weather officials recently reported that July 2021 was the hottest month ever recorded in 142 years of record-keeping.As for Friday's trip, Biden said his message to the Gulf Coast was: "We are here for you. And we're making sure the response and recovery is equitable so that those hit hardest get the resources they need and are not left behind."Biden's nearly eight-month-old presidency has been shaped in part by perpetual crises. The president went to Texas in February after a cold winter storm caused its power grid to fail and he has repeatedly monitored the wildfires that have darkened skies in Western states.Besides natural disasters, the president has had to contend with a multitude of other challenges. He is searching for ways to rescue the 100-200 Americans stuck in Afghanistan after the longest war in U.S. history ended only a matter of days ago. He is also confronting the delta variant of the coronavirus that has stuck the country in an autumn of uncertainty only months after Biden declared independence from the disease at a July 4 celebration on the White House lawn.His call for resolve to help the country overcome the pandemic and forge a $1 trillion infrastructure deal is now being applied to the perilous task of withstanding the aftershocks of climate change."The past few days of Hurricane Ida and the wildfires in the West and the unprecedented flash floods in New York and New Jersey is yet another reminder that these extreme storms and the climate crisis are here," he said Thursday. "We need to be much better prepared. We need to act."Biden pledged robust federal help for states dealing with natural disasters. And he said he will further press Congress to pass his nearly $1 trillion infrastructure bill to improve roads, bridges, the electric grid and sewer systems.The proposal intends to ensure that the vital networks connecting cities and states and the country as a whole can withstand the flooding, whirlwinds and damage caused by increasingly dangerous weather. Ida was the fifth-most powerful storm to strike the U.S. when it hit Louisiana on Sunday with maximum winds of 150 mph (240 kph), likely causing tens of billions of dollars in flood, wind and other damage, including to the electrical grid. The storm's remnants dropped devastating rainfall across parts of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey on Wednesday, causing significant disruption to major population centers.The storm has killed at least 48 people in the Northeastern U.S. and at least 13 in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. ___Associated Press writers Melinda Deslatte in Baton Rouge, La., and Christina Larson and Darlene Superville in Washington contributed to this report.

Less than a week after Hurricane Ida ravaged the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden was in Louisiana on Friday to get an up-close view of the damage and offer assistance from the federal government.

The devastation was clear as Air Force One approached New Orleans, with uprooted trees and blue tarps covering shredded houses coming into focus ahead of landing. The path to nearby LaPlace, where Biden was to be briefed by local officials, was dotted with wood poles that held power lines jutting from the ground at odd angles.

"I promise we're going to have your back," Biden said at the outset of the briefing.

Such trips to natural disaster scenes have long been a feature of the U.S. presidency. It's a moment to demonstrate compassion and show the public that the president is leading during the crisis. It's also an opportunity to hit pause, however temporarily, from the political sniping that often dominates Washington.

In shirtsleeves and boots, Biden was welcomed at the airport by Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat. Several Republicans, including Sen. Bill Cassidy and Rep. Steve Scalise, the House Republican whip, were also on hand.

President Joe Biden talks with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., left, as he arrives at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, La., Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, to tour damage caused by Hurricane Ida.

Evan Vucci / AP Photo

President Joe Biden talks with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., left, as he arrives at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, La., Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, to tour damage caused by Hurricane Ida.

Biden was meeting with with local officials and touring a neighborhood in LaPlace, a community between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain that suffered catastrophic wind and water damage and was left with sheared-off roofs and flooded homes. He also planned a flyover tour of hard-hit communities including Lafitte, Grand Isle, Port Fourchon and Lafourche Parish, where Parish President Archie Chaisson said 25% of the homes in his community of 100,000 people were gone or had catastrophic damage.

Past presidents have been defined in part by how they handled such crises.

Donald Trump casually lobbed paper towels to people in Puerto Rico after a hurricane, generating scorn from critics but little damage to his political standing. Barack Obama hugged New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie in 2012 after Superstorm Sandy, a brief respite from partisan tensions that had threatened the economy with a fiscal cliff. And George W. Bush fell out of public favor after a poor and unprepared response to Hurricane Katrina, which swamped New Orleans in 2005.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Biden is grappling with the persistent threat posed by climate change and the prospect that disaster zone visits may become a more regular feature of the presidency. Before he left Washington, Biden called for greater public resolve to confront climate change and help the nation deal with the fierce storms, flooding and wildfires that have beset the country.

Scientists say climate change increases the frequency of extreme weather events — such as large tropical storms, and the droughts and heatwaves that create conditions for vast wildfires. U.S. weather officials recently reported that July 2021 was the hottest month ever recorded in 142 years of record-keeping.

As for Friday's trip, Biden said his message to the Gulf Coast was: "We are here for you. And we're making sure the response and recovery is equitable so that those hit hardest get the resources they need and are not left behind."

Biden's nearly eight-month-old presidency has been shaped in part by perpetual crises. The president went to Texas in February after a cold winter storm caused its power grid to fail and he has repeatedly monitored the wildfires that have darkened skies in Western states.

Besides natural disasters, the president has had to contend with a multitude of other challenges. He is searching for ways to rescue the 100-200 Americans stuck in Afghanistan after the longest war in U.S. history ended only a matter of days ago. He is also confronting the delta variant of the coronavirus that has stuck the country in an autumn of uncertainty only months after Biden declared independence from the disease at a July 4 celebration on the White House lawn.

His call for resolve to help the country overcome the pandemic and forge a $1 trillion infrastructure deal is now being applied to the perilous task of withstanding the aftershocks of climate change.

"The past few days of Hurricane Ida and the wildfires in the West and the unprecedented flash floods in New York and New Jersey is yet another reminder that these extreme storms and the climate crisis are here," he said Thursday. "We need to be much better prepared. We need to act."

Biden pledged robust federal help for states dealing with natural disasters. And he said he will further press Congress to pass his nearly $1 trillion infrastructure bill to improve roads, bridges, the electric grid and sewer systems.

The proposal intends to ensure that the vital networks connecting cities and states and the country as a whole can withstand the flooding, whirlwinds and damage caused by increasingly dangerous weather.

Ida was the fifth-most powerful storm to strike the U.S. when it hit Louisiana on Sunday with maximum winds of 150 mph (240 kph), likely causing tens of billions of dollars in flood, wind and other damage, including to the electrical grid. The storm's remnants dropped devastating rainfall across parts of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey on Wednesday, causing significant disruption to major population centers.

The storm has killed at least 48 people in the Northeastern U.S. and at least 13 in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

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Associated Press writers Melinda Deslatte in Baton Rouge, La., and Christina Larson and Darlene Superville in Washington contributed to this report.


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]]> https://cincylink.com/2021/09/04/biden-travels-to-louisiana-to-see-devastation-caused-by-ida/feed/ 0 Gulf Coast hospitals face another health crisis with Hurricane Ida https://cincylink.com/2021/08/30/gulf-coast-hospitals-face-another-health-crisis-with-hurricane-ida/ https://cincylink.com/2021/08/30/gulf-coast-hospitals-face-another-health-crisis-with-hurricane-ida/#respond Mon, 30 Aug 2021 04:08:34 +0000 https://cincylink.com/?p=86861

As Louisiana reels from a fourth COVID-19 wave — with the highest single-day cases since the pandemic began — hospitals in the state are preparing for yet another public health crisis with Hurricane Ida battering the coast. The Louisiana governor said this hurricane will be one of the strongest to hit the state in more than 150 years. Gov. John Bel Edwards said evacuation of hospitals in threatened areas — something that would normally be considered — is impractical with COVID-19 patients. “That isn’t possible. We don’t have any place to bring those patients. Not in state, not out of state,” Edwards said.More than 2,600 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized across Louisiana, according to state data. The seven-day average has begun to decline in recent days, having reached nearly 2,700 hospitalizations — the peak from April 2020. Video above: Louisiana hospitals prepare for Hurricane Ida's arrival"We have been talking to hospitals to make sure that their generators are working, that they have way more water on hand than normal, that they have PPE on hand," Edwards said.Officials decided against evacuating New Orleans hospitals. There’s little room for their patients elsewhere, with hospitals from Texas to Florida already dealing with a spike in coronavirus patients, according to Dr. Jennifer Avengo, the city’s health director.At the state's largest hospital system, Ochsner Health System, officials ordered 10 days worth of fuel, food, drugs and other supplies and have backup fuel contracts for its generators. One positive was that the number of COVID-19 patients had dropped from 988 to 836 over the past week — a 15% decline.Some hospitals appeared to have evacuated their most critical patients ahead of the storm, as they prepared to lose power. According to The Advocate, the Ochsner Health System evacuated 17 of its most critically ill patients from three hospitals, with 100 patients remaining at those locations. In Mississippi, workers at Singing River Gulfport expected to have to raise flood gates to keep rising water out of the hospital that is full of COVID-19 patients, the vast majority of whom aren't vaccinated, said facilities director Randall Cobb.Complicating matters, he said, was that the hospital is short-staffed because of the pandemic and also expects to get a flood of patients suffering from ailments that typically follow any hurricane: broken bones, heart attacks, breathing problems and lacerations.“It's going to be bad. It's going to be really bad,” Cobb said.Located a few miles from the coast, the hospital has enough generator fuel, food and other supplies to operate on its own for at least 96 hours, he said, and it will help anyone who has a serious, life-threatening condition. But officials were trying to get the word out that people with less severe medical problems should go to special-needs storm shelters or contact emergency management.“It’s very stressful because it’s too late if we have not thought of everything. Patients are counting on the medical care but also on the facility to be available,” Cobb said.President Joe Biden approved a federal emergency declaration for Louisiana ahead of the storm. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said FEMA plans to send nearly 150 medical personnel and almost 50 ambulances to the Gulf Coast to assist strained hospitals.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

As Louisiana reels from a fourth COVID-19 wave — with the highest single-day cases since the pandemic began — hospitals in the state are preparing for yet another public health crisis with Hurricane Ida battering the coast. The Louisiana governor said this hurricane will be one of the strongest to hit the state in more than 150 years.

Gov. John Bel Edwards said evacuation of hospitals in threatened areas — something that would normally be considered — is impractical with COVID-19 patients.

“That isn’t possible. We don’t have any place to bring those patients. Not in state, not out of state,” Edwards said.

More than 2,600 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized across Louisiana, according to state data. The seven-day average has begun to decline in recent days, having reached nearly 2,700 hospitalizations — the peak from April 2020.

Video above: Louisiana hospitals prepare for Hurricane Ida's arrival

"We have been talking to hospitals to make sure that their generators are working, that they have way more water on hand than normal, that they have PPE on hand," Edwards said.

Officials decided against evacuating New Orleans hospitals. There’s little room for their patients elsewhere, with hospitals from Texas to Florida already dealing with a spike in coronavirus patients, according to Dr. Jennifer Avengo, the city’s health director.

At the state's largest hospital system, Ochsner Health System, officials ordered 10 days worth of fuel, food, drugs and other supplies and have backup fuel contracts for its generators. One positive was that the number of COVID-19 patients had dropped from 988 to 836 over the past week — a 15% decline.

Some hospitals appeared to have evacuated their most critical patients ahead of the storm, as they prepared to lose power. According to The Advocate, the Ochsner Health System evacuated 17 of its most critically ill patients from three hospitals, with 100 patients remaining at those locations.

In Mississippi, workers at Singing River Gulfport expected to have to raise flood gates to keep rising water out of the hospital that is full of COVID-19 patients, the vast majority of whom aren't vaccinated, said facilities director Randall Cobb.

Complicating matters, he said, was that the hospital is short-staffed because of the pandemic and also expects to get a flood of patients suffering from ailments that typically follow any hurricane: broken bones, heart attacks, breathing problems and lacerations.

“It's going to be bad. It's going to be really bad,” Cobb said.

Located a few miles from the coast, the hospital has enough generator fuel, food and other supplies to operate on its own for at least 96 hours, he said, and it will help anyone who has a serious, life-threatening condition. But officials were trying to get the word out that people with less severe medical problems should go to special-needs storm shelters or contact emergency management.

“It’s very stressful because it’s too late if we have not thought of everything. Patients are counting on the medical care but also on the facility to be available,” Cobb said.

President Joe Biden approved a federal emergency declaration for Louisiana ahead of the storm. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said FEMA plans to send nearly 150 medical personnel and almost 50 ambulances to the Gulf Coast to assist strained hospitals.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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]]> https://cincylink.com/2021/08/30/gulf-coast-hospitals-face-another-health-crisis-with-hurricane-ida/feed/ 0 Wintry weather blanketing US making rare dip to Gulf Coast https://cincylink.com/2021/08/12/wintry-weather-blanketing-us-making-rare-dip-to-gulf-coast/ https://cincylink.com/2021/08/12/wintry-weather-blanketing-us-making-rare-dip-to-gulf-coast/#respond Thu, 12 Aug 2021 04:59:41 +0000 https://cincylink.com/?p=33234

Snow and ice blanketed large swaths of the U.S. on Sunday, prompting canceled flights, making driving perilous and reaching into areas as far south as Texas’ Gulf Coast, where snow and sleet were expected overnight."Typically, we just don’t have quite this much cold air in place that far south,” said Marc Chenard, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center.The storm has prompted officials in Houston, where temperatures were in the 70s earlier this week, to advise residents to prepare for power outages and hazardous roads that could be similar to those experienced in the wake of a Category 5 hurricane. As rain fell Sunday in the Houston area, the temperature hovered near freezing. Chenard said significant ice and up to 12 inches of snow were expected across parts of the southern Plains into Monday.Winter weather conditions are affecting large portions of the U.S., but it is rare for them to extend so far south, Chenard said.The Dallas area had a covering of snow by Sunday morning, with flakes still falling, and as much as 6 inches was forecast.With the wintry conditions falling on Valentine’s Day, florists stayed busy even as the snow fell.In Fort Worth, where it was already icy and snowy, Gordon Boswell Flowers’ general manager said delivery drivers were trying to wrap up before conditions got worse later Sunday afternoon.“It is icy and snowing and they’re calling for more snow,” Cheri Kirkman said.Despite the weather, she said they still had some people coming in to pick up gifts. “We’ve got plenty all made up, ready to go,” Kirkman said.Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who issued a disaster declaration for all of the state’s 254 counties, warned on Saturday: “All of Texas is facing an extremely dangerous winter storm.”Abbott, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson have each activated National Guard units to assist state agencies with tasks including rescuing stranded drivers.The weather was affecting operations at airports across the area, with more than 760 flights canceled at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, and at Dallas Love Field most of the nearly 200 flights for Southwest Airlines, the airport’s main carrier, were canceled.American Airlines said about 345 of their flights were canceled at DFW Airport, its hub, by early Sunday afternoon. The airline said the storm was also affecting their flights across the region, with operations reduced and canceled at airports across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.Officials were discouraging travel in the wintry conditions. By early Sunday afternoon, the Texas Highway Patrol had reported several multicar pileups in West Texas, including one that involved 25 vehicles and shut down a portion of Interstate 20 westbound.The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a portion of the Turner Turnpike was shut down due to a mutli-vehicle accident, while the Oklahoma Department of Transportation said the southern corridor of Interstate 35 was mostly snow packed in the left lane and conditions were expected to deteriorate.The National Weather Service said Sunday that the forecast through early Tuesday calls for 8 to 12 inches of snow in central Oklahoma, and 4 to 8 inches in an area extending from eastern Texas to the Ohio Valley in the Northeast.In Memphis, Tennessee, snow had started falling, and while main roads were still passable, lines were forming at grocery stores as people rushed to stock up.In Mississippi, sleet in Jackson and other central parts of the state left roads and bridges slick. Bill Parker, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Jackson, said up to three-quarters of an inch of ice could accumulate in central Mississippi, bringing the possibility of power outages or falling tree limbs.Parts of Kentucky and West Virginia still recovering from an ice storm last week are expected to get up to a quarter-inch of ice or up to 8 inches of snow by Tuesday. About 19,000 customers remained without electricity in southern West Virginia and about 9,000 in eastern Kentucky on Sunday from the storm that moved through on Wednesday and Thursday.Utilities warned of the likelihood for additional power outages due to falling tree limbs. Hundreds of utility crews and contractors were traveling Sunday to be in place if additional outages occurred.In Texas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which manages the flow of electric power in the state, was asking customers to reduce electricity use as much as possible through Tuesday, including closing shades to reduce the amount of heat lost through windows and avoiding the use of large appliances.“We are experiencing record-breaking electric demand due to the extreme cold temperatures that have gripped Texas,” said ERCOT President and CEO Bill Magness. “At the same time, we are dealing with higher-than-normal generation outages due to frozen wind turbines and limited natural gas supplies available to generating units."Meanwhile, in the Pacific Northwest, tens of thousands of people were without power after a winter storm blanketed the region with ice and snow and made travel treacherous.___Associated Press journalists Julie Walker in New York City; John Raby in Charleston, West Virginia; Adrian Sainz in Memphis, Tennessee; and Emily Wagster Pettus in Jackson, Mississippi, contributed to this report.

DALLAS —

Snow and ice blanketed large swaths of the U.S. on Sunday, prompting canceled flights, making driving perilous and reaching into areas as far south as Texas’ Gulf Coast, where snow and sleet were expected overnight.

"Typically, we just don’t have quite this much cold air in place that far south,” said Marc Chenard, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center.

The storm has prompted officials in Houston, where temperatures were in the 70s earlier this week, to advise residents to prepare for power outages and hazardous roads that could be similar to those experienced in the wake of a Category 5 hurricane.

As rain fell Sunday in the Houston area, the temperature hovered near freezing.

Chenard said significant ice and up to 12 inches of snow were expected across parts of the southern Plains into Monday.

Winter weather conditions are affecting large portions of the U.S., but it is rare for them to extend so far south, Chenard said.

The Dallas area had a covering of snow by Sunday morning, with flakes still falling, and as much as 6 inches was forecast.

With the wintry conditions falling on Valentine’s Day, florists stayed busy even as the snow fell.

In Fort Worth, where it was already icy and snowy, Gordon Boswell Flowers’ general manager said delivery drivers were trying to wrap up before conditions got worse later Sunday afternoon.

“It is icy and snowing and they’re calling for more snow,” Cheri Kirkman said.

Despite the weather, she said they still had some people coming in to pick up gifts. “We’ve got plenty all made up, ready to go,” Kirkman said.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who issued a disaster declaration for all of the state’s 254 counties, warned on Saturday: “All of Texas is facing an extremely dangerous winter storm.”

Abbott, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson have each activated National Guard units to assist state agencies with tasks including rescuing stranded drivers.

The weather was affecting operations at airports across the area, with more than 760 flights canceled at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, and at Dallas Love Field most of the nearly 200 flights for Southwest Airlines, the airport’s main carrier, were canceled.

American Airlines said about 345 of their flights were canceled at DFW Airport, its hub, by early Sunday afternoon. The airline said the storm was also affecting their flights across the region, with operations reduced and canceled at airports across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Officials were discouraging travel in the wintry conditions. By early Sunday afternoon, the Texas Highway Patrol had reported several multicar pileups in West Texas, including one that involved 25 vehicles and shut down a portion of Interstate 20 westbound.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a portion of the Turner Turnpike was shut down due to a mutli-vehicle accident, while the Oklahoma Department of Transportation said the southern corridor of Interstate 35 was mostly snow packed in the left lane and conditions were expected to deteriorate.

The National Weather Service said Sunday that the forecast through early Tuesday calls for 8 to 12 inches of snow in central Oklahoma, and 4 to 8 inches in an area extending from eastern Texas to the Ohio Valley in the Northeast.

In Memphis, Tennessee, snow had started falling, and while main roads were still passable, lines were forming at grocery stores as people rushed to stock up.

In Mississippi, sleet in Jackson and other central parts of the state left roads and bridges slick. Bill Parker, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Jackson, said up to three-quarters of an inch of ice could accumulate in central Mississippi, bringing the possibility of power outages or falling tree limbs.

Parts of Kentucky and West Virginia still recovering from an ice storm last week are expected to get up to a quarter-inch of ice or up to 8 inches of snow by Tuesday. About 19,000 customers remained without electricity in southern West Virginia and about 9,000 in eastern Kentucky on Sunday from the storm that moved through on Wednesday and Thursday.

Utilities warned of the likelihood for additional power outages due to falling tree limbs. Hundreds of utility crews and contractors were traveling Sunday to be in place if additional outages occurred.

In Texas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which manages the flow of electric power in the state, was asking customers to reduce electricity use as much as possible through Tuesday, including closing shades to reduce the amount of heat lost through windows and avoiding the use of large appliances.

“We are experiencing record-breaking electric demand due to the extreme cold temperatures that have gripped Texas,” said ERCOT President and CEO Bill Magness. “At the same time, we are dealing with higher-than-normal generation outages due to frozen wind turbines and limited natural gas supplies available to generating units."

Meanwhile, in the Pacific Northwest, tens of thousands of people were without power after a winter storm blanketed the region with ice and snow and made travel treacherous.

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Associated Press journalists Julie Walker in New York City; John Raby in Charleston, West Virginia; Adrian Sainz in Memphis, Tennessee; and Emily Wagster Pettus in Jackson, Mississippi, contributed to this report.


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KEVIN McGILL and RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press

Tropical Storm Claudette forms, bringing rain, floods to Gulf Coast



The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.
The expectation is, this weather event will be uh focused on rain, not so much on the wind, although 35-40 mile an hour wind when you have saturated ground, can easily uproot trees and and so forth. So that hazard is still there. Obviously, a lot will depend upon the exact track that the storm takes and how fast it moves. Um But we can expect all of south Louisiana to be impacted. The range of rainfall will be somewhere between one inch and eight inches. Uh Right now, the expectation is that the eastern side of the storm will have the most significant impacts.

Tropical Storm Claudette dumped heavy rain across coastal areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as it chugged inland Saturday, threatening flash floods and possibly tornadoes along its soggy course across the Southeast.The National Hurricane Center declared Claudette organized enough to qualify as a named storm at 4 a.m. Saturday, well after the storm's center of circulation had come ashore southwest of New Orleans. It was north of the city three hours later, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph as the storm plodded to the northeast at 12 mph. The heaviest rains were far from the center, near the Mississippi-Alabama state line.Tornado warnings were issued from the Mississippi coast to the western Florida panhandle. In Mobile County, Alabama, someone reported storm damage to a fishing pier on Dauphin Island, Alabama, said Glen Brannan of the county Emergency Management Agency. He said there were no reports of injuries."We’ve got little squalls running through. It’ll rain really really hard for a few minutes and slack up for a few minutes," Brannan said early Saturday. "Just a lot of water on the roads."Forecasters said Claudette could dump 5 to 10 inches of rain in the region, with isolated accumulations of 15 inches possible.Residents of Slidell, Louisiana, reported flooded streets and water in some neighborhoods as the storm pushed onshore overnight. Slidell police said the flooding had largely receded by daybreak, after swamping as many as 50 cars and trucks with water."A few low lying areas are still inundated with water and cannot be reached" with regular vehicles, Slidell police said in a Facebook post. "...We had to rescue multiple people from their flooded cars, along with a woman, who was on her way to the hospital, possibly going into labor."Most people riding out the storm still had electricity when they woke Saturday morning. The website poweroutage.us reported roughly 13,000 outages total across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.Forecasters predicted Claudette would become a tropical depression by early Sunday as its remnants crossed Alabama toward Georgia and the Carolinas. The storm was forecast to cross into the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina on Monday, and regain tropical storm strength over open water Tuesday.The storm struck on a weekend when many on the Gulf Coast planned to celebrate Juneteenth and Father’s Day.Business owners across the Gulf Coast, from restaurateurs to swamp boat operators, had anticipated an influx of tourist cash after a year of lost revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic."My biggest concern is that it drives away a busy weekend, and may just end up being a lot of rain," Austin Sumrall, the owner and chef at the White Pillars Restaurant and Lounge in Biloxi, Mississippi, said Friday.He had 170 reservations on his books for Sunday, but was concerned some patrons would cancel."We saw, especially last year, the rug can get jerked out from under you pretty quickly," he said.In Louisiana, the threat came a month after spring storms and flooding that were blamed for five deaths, and as parts of the state continued a slow recovery from a brutal 2020 hurricane season. That included Tropical Storm Cristobal that opened the season last June, hurricanes Laura and Delta that devastated southwest Louisiana, and Hurricane Zeta that downed trees and knocked out power for days in New Orleans in October.___Bynum reported from Savannah, Georgia.

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Tropical Storm Claudette dumped heavy rain across coastal areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as it chugged inland Saturday, threatening flash floods and possibly tornadoes along its soggy course across the Southeast.

The National Hurricane Center declared Claudette organized enough to qualify as a named storm at 4 a.m. Saturday, well after the storm's center of circulation had come ashore southwest of New Orleans. It was north of the city three hours later, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph as the storm plodded to the northeast at 12 mph. The heaviest rains were far from the center, near the Mississippi-Alabama state line.

Tornado warnings were issued from the Mississippi coast to the western Florida panhandle. In Mobile County, Alabama, someone reported storm damage to a fishing pier on Dauphin Island, Alabama, said Glen Brannan of the county Emergency Management Agency. He said there were no reports of injuries.

"We’ve got little squalls running through. It’ll rain really really hard for a few minutes and slack up for a few minutes," Brannan said early Saturday. "Just a lot of water on the roads."

Forecasters said Claudette could dump 5 to 10 inches of rain in the region, with isolated accumulations of 15 inches possible.

Residents of Slidell, Louisiana, reported flooded streets and water in some neighborhoods as the storm pushed onshore overnight. Slidell police said the flooding had largely receded by daybreak, after swamping as many as 50 cars and trucks with water.

"A few low lying areas are still inundated with water and cannot be reached" with regular vehicles, Slidell police said in a Facebook post. "...We had to rescue multiple people from their flooded cars, along with a woman, who was on her way to the hospital, possibly going into labor."

Most people riding out the storm still had electricity when they woke Saturday morning. The website poweroutage.us reported roughly 13,000 outages total across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

Forecasters predicted Claudette would become a tropical depression by early Sunday as its remnants crossed Alabama toward Georgia and the Carolinas. The storm was forecast to cross into the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina on Monday, and regain tropical storm strength over open water Tuesday.

The storm struck on a weekend when many on the Gulf Coast planned to celebrate Juneteenth and Father’s Day.

Business owners across the Gulf Coast, from restaurateurs to swamp boat operators, had anticipated an influx of tourist cash after a year of lost revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"My biggest concern is that it drives away a busy weekend, and may just end up being a lot of rain," Austin Sumrall, the owner and chef at the White Pillars Restaurant and Lounge in Biloxi, Mississippi, said Friday.

He had 170 reservations on his books for Sunday, but was concerned some patrons would cancel.

"We saw, especially last year, the rug can get jerked out from under you pretty quickly," he said.

In Louisiana, the threat came a month after spring storms and flooding that were blamed for five deaths, and as parts of the state continued a slow recovery from a brutal 2020 hurricane season. That included Tropical Storm Cristobal that opened the season last June, hurricanes Laura and Delta that devastated southwest Louisiana, and Hurricane Zeta that downed trees and knocked out power for days in New Orleans in October.

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Bynum reported from Savannah, Georgia.


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Forecasters predict a tropical system will bring heavy rain, storm surge and coastal flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast as early as Friday and throughout the weekend.

According to a 5 a.m. ET update from the National Hurricane Center, "potential tropical cyclone three" could make landfall in Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama early Saturday morning. A tropical storm warning is already in effect for parts of those states.

The National Hurricane Center predicts the storm will move across the southeastern U.S. throughout the weekend.

As of Friday morning, the poorly-organized disturbance was located about 390 miles south of Morgan City, Louisiana. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm has maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

The system is expected to produce up to 12 inches of rain throughout the weekend from the central Gulf Coast northeastward into the Southern Appalachians.

"The system is expected to produce heavy rainfall, considerable urban and small stream flooding," the National Hurricane Center said.




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