Tropical Storm Cristobal makes landfall in Louisiana with 50 mph winds and huge storm swell as 12 MILLION are warned to stay at home after two brothers, aged eight and 10, die in a rip current
Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall in southeast Louisiana after two young brothers died in a rip current and a tornado tore through downtown Orlando.
The storm moved ashore between the mouth of the Mississippi River and the barrier island resort community of Grand Isle, which had been evacuated a day earlier.
Residents of waterside communities outside the New Orleans levee system — bounded by lakes Pontchartrain and Borgne — were urged to evacuate on Sunday afternoon because of their vulnerability to an expected storm surge.
In Grand Isle on Friday, two brothers were killed after getting swept away by a rip current as Cristobal swirled along the Gulf Coast.
The children, aged eight and 10, were swimming with family near a beach when they were pulled under.
Authorities said children's 12-year-old cousin was also caught in the rip current and the mother's boyfriend went under while saving the children, but both survived, according to Fox News.
The 12-year-old girl was airlifted to University Medical Center in New Orleans and is expected to make a full recovery.
Critsobal has already broth three to five feet of flooding across the Louisiana coastline after it entered the United States on Sunday
Parts of Mississippi, including U.S. 90 in Long Beach, were flooded after storm surge hit the area during Tropical Storm Cristobal
Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall in southeast Louisiana on Sunday evening, bringing with it powerful 50mph winds, prolonged rainfall and the threat of dangerous storm surges
Rudy Horvath walks out of his home, a boathouse in the West End section of New Orleans, as it takes on water a from storm surge in Lake Pontchartrain in advance of Tropical Storm Cristobal
A tornado caused by Tropical Storm Cristobal touched down in Orlando, Florida, and damaged homes in the city's downtown neighborhood
The mother's boyfriend is still in critical condition after being airlifted to West Jefferson Hospital in Marrero.
Some residents have fled the area in anticipation of the tropical storm.
'A good bit of our visitors and our summer homeowners left this morning,' Grand Isle Police Chief Laine Landry said.
Pictured: Fishermen secure their boats at Pass Christian Harbor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast ahead of Tropical Storm Cristobal's landfall
Cell phone footage shared to Twitter showed flooding in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on Sunday as rainfall battered the city ahead of Cristobal
Flooding in Biloxi, Mississippi, could already by seen on Sunday afternoon after Tropical Storm Cristobal entered the US through mouth of the Mississippi River and the barrier island resort community of Grand Isle
Critsobal has already broth three to five feet of flooding across the Louisiana coastline.
Footage taken from Biloxi and Bay St. Louis in Mississippi show several areas already beginning to flood.
Cristobal packed top sustained winds of 50 miles per hour, but was not expected to reach hurricane strength
Forecasters warned, however, that the storm would affect a wide area stretching roughly 180 miles.
Pictured: People clean up debris from their damaged apartments following a tornado in Orlando, Florida
Around 2,000 homes were left without power after a tornado spawned from Tropical Storm Cristobal hit Orlando, Florida
Pictured: : A man walks along the seawall of Lake Pontchartrain as Tropical Storm Cristobal makes landfall on Sunday
A tornado spawned by Tropical Storm Cristobal touched down in Orlando, Florida, on Friday evening.
Those nearby describe extremely windy and turbulent conditions as the storm passed through the downtown area after the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning.
The Orange County Sheriff's office tweeted: 'Deputies are responding to reports of a tornado that touched down in the Fern Creek and Conway areas. There are numerous reports of damage and downed power lines.
Around 2,000 homes were without power according to the Orlando Utilities Commission.
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Pictured: A map predicting the path of Tropical Storm Cristobal provided by the National Hurricane Center
Pictured: View of the Panteon Florido flooded by heavy rains caused by the passage of the Tropical Storm Cristobal in Merida, state of Yucatan, Mexico
Some areas will experience as much as 12 inches of rain as bands shift through central and eastern Gulf Coast.
A map from the National Hurricane Center predicts Tropical Storm Critsobal will downgrade back to a tropical depression as it travels north through the United States.
Several like Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois are expected to impacted by the storm throughout Tuesday before reached Wisconsin on Wednesday morning.
As of Sunday afternoon, the center of Tropical Storm Cristobal was found 65 miles away from New Orleans.
'The center of the storm may or may not move over New Orleans, but the city is already being affected by the storm,' Danielle Manning, a meteorologist from the Weather Service’s Baton Rouge office, told The New York Times.
'There is already significant flooding from the storm surge and flash flooding,
Pictured: A woman cleans up debris at her apartment complex during the aftermath. A tornado spawned by Tropical Storm Cristobal passed through Orlando
Cristobal is expected to downgrade to a tropical depression on Monday as it powers through Louisiana and parts of Mississippi
Meteorologists fear flash flooding as the storm is expected to bring several bands of rain to New Orleans.
'It depends on how much rain it is and how quickly it falls. In New Orleans, the city relies on pumps to get rid of all that rainfall,' said Manning.
'If you exceed that capacity of the amount of water that can drain, you end up with flooding.'
The Louisiana National Guard prepped high-water vehicles and rescue boats to travel across southern parts of the state that were most vulnerable.
Pictured: A damaged car that was blown from its parking space during the aftermath of a tornado in Orlando, Florida
Governor John Bel Edwards on Thursday declared a state of emergency to prepare for the storm's possible arrival there.
'Now is the time to make your plans, which should include the traditional emergency items along with masks and hand sanitizer as we continue to battle the coronavirus pandemic,' Edward said in a statement.
In Washington, President Donald Trump said he would be signing an emergency declaration for Louisiana, a measure that enables the release of federal aid.
'At the request of Sen. John Kennedy & Sen. Bill Cassidy of the Great State of Louisiana, I will be approving & signing today an EMERGENCY DECLARATION which will help with all aspects of the big storm that is currently hitting your shores. FEMA is already there. God Bless You!' Trump wrote on Twitter.
Trump authorized FEMA to deploy to Louisiana after the governor declared a state of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Cristobal
A New Orleans Police Department vehicle patrols the French Quarter as Tropical Storm Cristobal nears the coast.
On Friday, Cristobal strengthened from a tropical depression into a tropical storm as sustained wind speeds surpassed 40mph (pictured)
Forecasters have predicted a heavier than usual Atlantic hurricane season.
Cristobal's formation early in the week marked the earliest that the hurricane season has seen its third named disturbance, US meteorologists said Tuesday.
Cristobal evolved from Tropical Storm Amanda, which left at least 26 people dead across Central America and provoked flooding and landslides.
Tropical Storm Cristobal first made landfall last week in Mexico.
It had formed this week in the Bay of Campeche from the remnants of Tropical Storm Amanda, which had formed last weekend in the eastern Pacific and hit Central America.
The two storms have combined to soak the region with as much as 35 inches of rain in some areas over the past week.
At least 30 deaths have been attributed to the two storms and the flooding and landslides they unleashed.
Water puddles along Bourbon St. are visible as Cristobal nears the coast in New Orleans
A woman walks her dog through the French Quarter as Tropical Storm Cristobal nears the coast on Sunday in New Orleans, Louisiana.
In Bacalar, in the south of Quintana Roo state, 230 families were isolated by the rains and had to be airlifted out, David Leon, Mexico's national civil defense coordinator, said Friday.
Leon added there had been light damage in 75 municipalities in seven states.
'Now is the time to start paying attention and getting ourselves ready.'
Energy companies on Friday evacuated 10% of production platforms and shut nearly 30% of offshore oil output, pushing gasoline prices higher, as Tropical Storm Cristobal entered the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Equinor ASA, BP PLC and Occidental Petroleum Corp halted production and evacuated offshore staff, while Murphy Oil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell PLC evacuated some platforms, the companies said.
Operators evacuated 65 offshore facilities on Friday and moved seven drill rigs out of the storm's path, according to offshore regulator Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Tropical Storm Cristobal makes landfall in Louisiana with 50 mph winds and huge storm swell as 12 MILLION are warned to stay at home after two brothers, aged eight and 10, die in a rip current
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