Tropical Depression Threatens Gulf Coast | Bangor News

A tropical depression in the northern Gulf of Mexico is poised to strengthen into a tropical storm by Monday, moving slowly northwest with heavy rain, flooding, and damaging winds on the horizon. Storm surge watches cover the Mississippi River mouth to the Alabama-Florida border, with tropical storm watches extending into southeastern Louisiana. Wind gusts up to 40 mph and life-threatening storm surges up to 4 feet are expected along Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana coasts by Tuesday. Isolated tornadoes may hit Florida’s Big Bend, and flash flooding could spread from western Florida to middle Texas through Friday—with 3 to 5 inches of rain possible along the Louisiana coast, especially south of Lake Pontchartrain. Stay alert if you’re in the region. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c08e86a35881fec1