Cindy Downgraded to Tropical Depression

Cindy has been downgraded to a tropical depression. The center is approaching Ruston in North Louisiana along I-20. Flash flood watches are in effect from East Texas to Nashville. Tornado watches extend from SE Arkansas and eastern Louisiana to the Alabama/Georgia border.

FAST FACTS AT 4 PM CDT
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LOCATION…31.9N 93.7W
ABOUT 46 MILES…74 KM…S OF SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA.
ABOUT 35 MILES…56 KM…WNW OF NATTCHITOCHES LOUISIANA.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…25 MPH…40 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 10 MPH…16 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…999 MB…29.50 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL PORTION OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA.
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES…FLOOD WARNINGS…AND FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FROM EAST TEXAS INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY…NORTHWARD INTO THE TENNESSEE/OHIO VALLEYS…AND THE
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND MOST OF MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA.

FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE WATCHES
AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 PM EDT…2100 UTC…THE CENTER OF CINDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.9 NORTH…AND LONGITUDE 93.7 WEST. TROPICAL DEPRESSION
CINDY IS CURRENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ROTATING AROUND ITS CENTER THROUGH EAST TEXAS AND
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW
A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IN EXTREME EASTERN TEXAS…WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA…AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS ARKANSAS. THERE IS ALSO A
SECONDARY PLUME OF MOISTURE MOVING ACROSS EASTERN MISSISSIPPI AND
ALABAMA THAT IS PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS BOTH OF THESE
STATES IN ADDITION TO WESTERN GEORGIA. A SWATH OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN IS ALSO MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND
OHIO VALLEYS IN ADDITION TO THE CAROLINAS. TROPICAL DEPRESSION
CINDY WILL WEAKEN AS IT KEEPS A NORTHWARD TRACK THROUGH TONIGHT
AND WILL BEGIN TURNING NORTHEASTWARD BY FRIDAY MORNING AS IT
WEAKENS TO A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE…ENTERING INTO WESTERN
TENNESSEE AND MOVE CENTRAL KENTUCKY BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE
PRIMARY THREAT WITH THIS STORM IS MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
THROUGHOUT THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY…SOUTHEAST…AND EASTWARD
INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 25 MPH…40 KM/H…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB…29.50 INCHES.

HAZARDS
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RAINFALL…TROPICAL DEPRESSION CINDY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 2 TO 4
INCHES…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS…FROM NORTHERN LOUISIANA
INTO WESTERN TENNESSEE…AND INTO KENTUCKY AND THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS. THESE RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS THESE REGIONS…SOME OF WHICH COULD BE LIFE THREATENING
ESPECIALLY ACROSS LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT ADVISORY ISSUED AT 1100 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS
STORM.

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