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10 a.m. UPDATE: Cindy Weakens But Heavy Rains, Severe Threat Continue

| June 22, 2017 @ 9:59 am

Cindy is moving north northeastward into northwestern Louisiana at this hour.

The center of the storm is about 80 miles west of Alexandria LA.

Heavy rain is rotating around the center in the strong feeder bands.

Partial sunshine over eastern Louisiana and western Mississippi will really enhance the tornado threat through the late morning into the afternoon. Tornado watches cover the area from eastern Louisiana through southern Mississippi and Alabama into extreme Northwest Florida.

More heavy rain continues along the outer feeder bands over eastern Mississippi/western Alabama and over Northeast Alabama.

10 AM CDT FAST FACTS ON CINDT
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LOCATION…31.0N 93.5W
ABOUT 165 MI…265 KM NW OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…35 MPH…55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…N OR 10 DEGREES AT 13 MPH…20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…997 MB…29.44 INCHES

Here is the rest of the text of the advisory:

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM HIGH ISLAND TEXAS TO MORGAN CITY
LOUISIANA HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OF WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION CINDY
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 93.5 WEST. THE
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 13 MPH (20 KM/H), AND A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY, FOLLOWED BY
A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, CINDY
OR ITS REMNANTS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS EARLY FRIDAY,
AND INTO TENNESSEE LATER ON FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH (55 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AND THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME A REMNANT LOW BY FRIDAY IF NOT SOONER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB (29.44 INCHES).

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL: CINDY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES OVER EXTREME
EASTERN TEXAS, LOUISIANA, AND SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ARKANSAS
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI, SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA, AND EXTREME WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS MAY
BRING STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 15 INCHES IN SOME ISOLATED
LOCATIONS. THIS RAINFALL COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING
IN THESE AREAS.

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS
TODAY AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF
6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

WIND: GUSTS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN A FEW SQUALLS ARE STILL
POSSIBLE MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE DEPRESSION.

STORM SURGE: INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS STILL
POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO COAST IN AREAS OF STRONG
ONSHORE WINDS.

TORNADOES: A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT FROM THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE VALLEY REGIONS TO THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST.

NEXT ADVISORY
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THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. FUTURE INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE
FOUND IN PUBLIC ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
BEGINNING AT 4 PM CDT, UNDER AWIPS HEADER TCPAT3, WMO HEADER
WTNT33 KWNH, AND ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV.

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FORECASTER AVILA

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