Tropical Storm Claudette, now in Mississippi, continues to pose a flood, tornado and coastal wind threat to much of the Southeast. New tropical storm watches have been issued in North Carolina. The latest:
less than an hour agoThis system will bring a threat of heavy rain and flooding to the Deep South into this weekend.Tropical Storm Claudette formed over Louisiana earlier this morning and continues to pose a threat of flooding rain across the Southeast this Father's Day weekend. This system could also contribute to coastal flooding, dangerous rip currents and gusty winds.
The storm is now northeast of New Orleans in southern Mississippi and will gradually move northeastward while weakening. with any tropical cyclone usually spread beyond its forecast path.)Those factors will also keep most of the impacts from this system in areas near and well to the east of where its center tracks.
A tornado watch persists through 7 p.m. CT in the Florida panhandle, southeastern Alabama and southwestern Georgia. Tornadoes are possible in this area. The heaviest rain is expected from southeast Louisiana into parts of Mississippi, Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and central Georgia. This is where the threat of flash flooding will be highest. Flood watches have been issued in this region.
Peak inundation of 2 to 3 feet above normally dry ground is possible from the mouth of the Pearl River eastward to the Okaloosa-Walton County line in Florida, including Mobile Bay.High surf and dangerous rip currents will also be concerns in this same general area during that time, and beachgoers are advised to stay out of the ocean.
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