Tropical Storm Cristobal

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And the year 2020 rambles on.

 

If the track of this thing holds true, New Orleans will catch the bad side of the storm. Even a tropical storm is bad for that city.

 

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It looks like Cristobal is depressed and decided to party a little in Yucatan before heading to New Orleans early tomorrow morning.

 

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Cris is done parting in Mexico now beelining it for NOLA all back to tropical storm strength. He ain't dawdlin' either.

 

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The outskirts of Cristobal has been wreaking havoc on the Tampa Bay Area all afternoon and evening. Several tornado warnings including one where we were at in Clearwater near US 19 and Bellair. Fun stuff.

 

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Cristobal is getting ready to party in NOLA. Heading right up the mouth of the Mississippi. I just checked the NOLA Earth Cam. Other than the rain, which seems light, and Bourbon Street being deserted, nothing seems amiss.

 

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Cristobal is onshore and downgraded to a tropical depression. Some flooding in NOLA, but the worst of the weather was east of the storm center in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. A tornado touched down, the second in 2 days, near I-75 close to Lake City. It's still dumping a lot of rain in Louisiana and Mississippi this morning.