Flash floods likely in New Orleans from storm, governor says
(Reuters)
<p>NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) ? Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal warned on Friday that Tropical Storm Lee is likely to produce flash flooding in low-lying parts of the New Orleans metropolitan area throughout the holiday weekend.</p> <p> Winds as high as 65 miles per hour could affect coastal communities as the storm moves across land on Saturday evening, forecasters said. The tropical depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Lee around earlier on Friday, but forecasters said it could reach Category 1 hurricane status briefly before weakening when it hits land.</p> <p> The storm was already producing rain and sustained winds of 40 mph in the area. It could bring a combination of heavy rains, substantial winds and tidal surges from the Gulf of Mexico throughout the weekend, he said.</p> <p> “Get ready for the wind, get ready for the rain. It’s coming and it’s going to be here for a while,” he said.</p> <p> Local officials in Grand Isle and Lafitte in coastal areas south of New Orleans, where hig
Flash floods likely in New Orleans from storm, governor says
(Reuters) <p>NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) ? Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal warned on Friday that Tropical Storm Lee is likely to produce flash flooding in low-lying parts of the New Orleans metropolitan area throughout the holiday weekend.</p> <p> Winds as high as 65 miles per hour could affect coastal communities as the storm moves across land on Saturday evening, forecasters said. The tropical depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Lee around earlier on Friday, but forecasters said it could reach Category 1 hurricane status briefly before weakening when it hits land.</p> <p> The storm was already producing rain and sustained winds of 40 mph in the area. It could bring a combination of heavy rains, substantial winds and tidal surges from the Gulf of Mexico throughout the weekend, he said.</p> <p> “Get ready for the wind, get ready for the rain. It’s coming and it’s going to be here for a while,” he said.</p> <p> Local officials in Grand Isle and Lafitte in coastal areas south of New Orleans, where hig
Flash floods likely in New Orleans from storm, governor says
(Reuters) <p>NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) ? Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal warned on Friday that Tropical Storm Lee is likely to produce flash flooding in low-lying parts of the New Orleans metropolitan area throughout the holiday weekend.</p> <p> Winds as high as 65 miles per hour could affect coastal communities as the storm moves across land on Saturday evening, forecasters said. The tropical depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Lee around earlier on Friday, but forecasters said it could reach Category 1 hurricane status briefly before weakening when it hits land.</p> <p> The storm was already producing rain and sustained winds of 40 mph in the area. It could bring a combination of heavy rains, substantial winds and tidal surges from the Gulf of Mexico throughout the weekend, he said.</p> <p> “Get ready for the wind, get ready for the rain. It’s coming and it’s going to be here for a while,” he said.</p> <p> Local officials in Grand Isle and Lafitte in coastal areas south of New Orleans, where hig
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