× Tropical Storm Cindy blamed in 10-year-old’s death

FORT MORGAN, Al. — Strong winds from Tropical Storm Cindy are reportedly to blame in the death of a 10-year-old child in Fort Morgan, Alabama.

According to WKRG, the little boy suffered severe facial trauma after possibly being injured by debris from the storm.

It’s the first death believed to be related to the storm system that is expected to make landfall Thursday morning.

At least 17 million people are under a tropical storm warning from San Luis Pass, Texas, to the Alabama-Florida border, said CNN meteorologist Michael Guy.

From East Texas to southern Mississippi, Cindy is expected to drop 3-6 inches of rain and some isolated areas could see up to 12 inches of rain.

Between Wednesday and Thursday morning, the storm could bring up to 12 inches of rain to some areas between Texas and Louisiana.

Coastal flooding has shut down roads and very well could be life-threatening, the National Weather Service said.

In Mississippi, the city of Biloxi declared a state of emergency saying it’s one of the areas in the state with the greatest risk of flooding. Residents in nearby counties were also offered sandbags.

“It’s kind of like a slow-motion disaster for us now. It’s not wind, it’s rain we’re concerned about,” said Greg Flynn with the Mississippi Emergency Management Service.</s>Lower Jefferson Parish is taking precautions Tuesday as tropical weather moves into the area. There are concerns in Grand Isle as officials worked through the night to put rocks along the beach to protect the community.

Lower Jefferson Parish is taking precautions Tuesday as tropical weather moves into the area. There are concerns in Grand Isle as officials worked through the night to put rocks along the beach to protect the community.

Local parish leaders already taking steps to prepare for the potential of flooding from Tropical Storm Cindy

Local parish leaders already taking steps to prepare for the potential of flooding from Tropical Storm Cindy

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Landrieu: New Orleanians should 'expect the unexpected'

Residents and officials along a stretch of the Gulf Coast from the Florida panhandle to eastern Texas are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Cindy.

Residents and officials along a stretch of the Gulf Coast from the Florida panhandle to eastern Texas are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Cindy.

20th Street in Gulfport, MS, is flooded because of heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Cindy. (Source: WLOX)

Cindy is forecast to leave a large rain footprint across several states, with the heaviest precipitation in south Alabama, northwest Florida and south Mississippi. (Source: NWS/NCEP Weather Prediction Center)

Tropical Storm Cindy is expected to make landfall in Louisiana or Texas. (Source: NHC)

(RNN) - People along the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida are coping with weather associated with Tropical Storm Cindy.

The storm claimed a Wednesday. A 10-year-old boy died in Fort Morgan, AL, when strong wind blew an object on him, causing facial injuries, WKRG reported.

The storm, located 170 miles south-southwest of Morgan City, LA, packs maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. It had reached sustained winds of 60 mph overnight.Cindy is moving northwest at 10 mph.

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center have issued Tropical Storm Warnings for San Luis Pass, TX, to the Alabama-Florida border.

Warnings for areas north and east of the Mississippi River, including metropolitan New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain, have been cancelled.

Even though the tropical storm is expected to make landfall Wednesday night or Thursday morning along the southwest Louisiana or southeast Texas coast, its effects will be felt along a long swath of the coast because the storm is disorganized.

Indeed, spots from Louisiana west to the Florida Panhandle have experienced flooding Wednesday as bands of storms make their way onshore.

Cindy is expected to produce rainfall totals of 6 to 9 inches from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle with some spots getting as much as 12 inches of rain. Life-threatening flash flooding may occur.

The storm also will likely bring strong wind over the eastern part of the warning area, storm surge of 1 to 3 feet and some tornadoes.

A waterspout also came ashore in Biloxi. Areas of Biloxi, MS, are reporting flooding, leading to about 300 road closures, WLOX reported.

A potential tornado was reported in Fort Walton Beach in southern Okaloosa County. FL, which is not under a Tropical Storm Warning. The city experienced downed trees and power lines. Tornado warnings were also issued for Hancock County, MS.

Forecasters expect the storm to turn north-northwest before turning north before landfall and not change much in strength.</s>NEW ORLEANS — The Latest on tropical weather (all times local):

The National Weather Service has extended the tropical storm warning on the Gulf Coast eastward to the Alabama-Florida border.

Forecasters Tuesday night increased the warning ahead of Tropical Storm Cindy to include Lake Pontchartrain and the New Orleans metro area.

The storm was about 230 miles (370 kilometres) south of Morgan City, Louisiana, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (97 kph). It was moving northwest at 7 mph (11 kph) and forecast to continue along that track before turning to the north Wednesday night.

Not much change in strength is expected Wednesday, with slight weakening beginning Thursday.

The National Weather Service says Tropical Storm Cindy is centred about 350 miles (563.24 kilometres) southeast of Galveston, Texas. Maximum sustained winds were clocked Tuesday evening at 45 mph (75 kph) and the storm has been nearly stationary in recent hours. A tropical storm warning has been issued for the Gulf Coast from San Luis Pass, at the western end of Galveston Island, to the mouth of the Pearl River, where the Louisiana-Mississippi border meets the Gulf of Mexico.

Forecasts say the storm could produce overall rainfall of 6-9 inches (15-23 cms) with isolated amounts of up to 12 inches (30 cms) in spots in southeastern Louisiana and southern parts of Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle through Thursday.

A tropical storm warning was expanded to a wider area Tuesday afternoon, now extending from San Luis Pass, Texas, to the mouth of the Pearl River on the Mississippi-Louisiana line.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the State Operations Center to raise its readiness level as Tropical Storm Cindy approached the Gulf Coast.

The centre’s readiness would be raised from level four/normal conditions to level three/increased readiness as of noon Wednesday. Also, Abbott has activated four Texas Task Force 1 boat squads and two Texas Military Department vehicles squads of five vehicles each to respond to any weather-related emergencies.

Abbott also put on standby the Emergency Medical Task Force of the Department of State health Services, as well as Texas Military Forces aircraft and shelter and feeding teams.

A voluntary evacuation notice has been issued for those with medical and other special needs on the Bolivar Peninsula, between Galveston and High Island, Texas. The National Weather Service advises that services may be limited for those on the peninsula around high tide from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning.

Tropical Storm Cindy is meandering over the central Gulf of Mexico, and forecasters warn that it’s dumping heavy rains that could trigger life-threatening flash floods.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Cindy was located at 4 p.m. CDT Tuesday about 280 miles (450 kilometres) south of Morgan City, Louisiana — or about 360 miles (575 kilometres) southeast of Galveston, Texas. Maximum sustained winds were clocked at 45 mph (75 kph) and the storm has been nearly stationary in recent hours.

Forecasts say the storm could produce overall rainfall of 6-9 inches (15-23 cms) with isolated amounts of up to 12 inches (30 cms) in spots in southeastern Louisiana and southern parts of Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle through Thursday.

A tropical storm warning was expanded to a wider area Tuesday afternoon, now extending from San Luis Pass, Texas to the mouth of the Pearl River on the Mississippi-Louisiana line.

Louisiana’s emergency preparedness office says it is co-ordinating with local officials and readying resources in advance of Tropical Storm Cindy’s threat of heavy rain and flash flooding.

Gov. John Bel Edwards says the advance notice of the storm gives officials time to put emergency plans in place.

Louisiana was slammed with major flooding last summer from an unnamed storm that heavily damaged the Baton Rouge and Lafayette regions.

Cindy formed Tuesday from a system that had been developing in the Gulf.

The Louisiana National Guard has moved high water vehicles and helicopters into areas that could flood. The state says FEMA is moving 125,000 meals and 200,000 litres of water into Louisiana.

Edwards is encouraging Louisiana residents to monitor local media and check http://www.GetAGamePlan.org to ready for the storm.

Some Gulf Coast residents are bracing for heavy rain and possible flooding from Tropical Storm Cindy.

Larry Godfrey, who owns the Escatawpa (Ess-kuh-TAW’-puh) Hollow Campground in Alabama, near the state line with Mississippi, says the Escatawpa River is already high from rainfall, and he expects his campground will flood.

National Weather Service forecasters are warning of the possibility of more than 10 inches of rain for an area between Biloxi, Mississippi and Mobile, Alabama, by Friday morning.

City and county governments on Mississippi’s coast are handing out sandbags. Jackson County Emergency Management Coordinator Donald Langham says rainfall-induced flooding appears to be the main danger from Cindy.

Godfrey and his wife live in a house on stilts, but he says water could get under his house. He says he will shut off power to campsites and tie up picnic tables.

Tropical Storm Cindy has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is threatening to spread heavy rain across a wide area of the central Gulf coast.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm is centred about 265 miles (430 kilometres) south of Morgan City, Louisiana — or about 355 miles (565 kilometres) southeast of Galveston, Texas. Cindy has top sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph) and the storm is presently stationary in the Gulf. It says Cindy acquired a well-defined centre on Tuesday afternoon, becoming the third tropical storm of 2017.

The centre say Cindy is expected to reach the Louisiana coast sometime late Wednesday and then move inland over western Louisiana and eastern Texas on Thursday. Forecasters say rain totalling 6 to 9 inches in areas and up to 12 inches in some spots pose a threat to southern portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle through Thursday.

Forecasters say a tropical storm warning is in effect from High Island on the upper Texas coast all the way to the mouth of the Pearl River at the state line of Louisiana and Mississippi. A tropical storm watch is in effect elsewhere on the Texas coast from west of High Island to San Luis Pass.

Coastal residents are feeling the effects of a severe storm system that’s churning in the Gulf of Mexico.

Police say flooding already is being reported on Dauphin Island south of Mobile, Alabama. The main road leading to the island’s narrow western end is partially covered with water, and the city is moving vehicles and equipment to higher ground.

Red flags are flying on the main public beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a warning for people to stay out of the water. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey issued a state of emergency Tuesday morning because of the flooding threat.

Bands of heavy rain are coming through as far east as the Florida Panhandle.

Coastal Louisiana and Texas are under a tropical storm warning, and forecasters say the Alabama and Mississippi coasts could get as much as 15 inches (38 centimetres) of rain by Thursday night.

Forecasters say a tropical storm warning has now been extended further westward for a disturbance in the central Gulf and it now covers an area from High Island, Texas, to the mouth of the Pearl River between Louisiana and Mississippi.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami also says the biggest threat from the disturbance is the likely heavy rainfall over wide areas of the northern rim of the Gulf of Mexico.

At 11 a.m. EDT, the centre said disturbance No. 3 was centred about 265 miles (430 kilometre) south of Morgan City, Louisiana — or about 355 miles (565 kilometres southeast of Galveston, Texas. It’s maximum sustained winds are at 40 mph (65 kph) and the storm is moving toward the northwest at 10 mph (17 kph).

The tropical storm warning means tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere in the warning area in the next 24 to 36 hours.

A tropical storm watch is also in effect on the upper Texas coast from west of High Island to San Luis Pass.

Forecasters say the Alabama and Mississippi coasts could be inundated with as much as 15 inches (38 centimetres)of rain from a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico.

The heaviest rains are expected in an area that includes the port city of Mobile, Alabama, and the cities of Pascagoula and Biloxi in Mississippi. The forecast shows an even wider area from southeastern Louisiana into the western Florida Panhandle could receive as much as 10 inches (25 centimetres)of rain over three days.

The National Weather Service issued an expanded flash flood watch for the area Tuesday, and forecasters say the flooding threat will continue through Thursday night.

Coastal Louisiana is under a tropical storm warning. The National Hurricane Center says the storm is expected to move inshore early Thursday near the Louisiana-Texas line before weakening and moving northeastward in a sweeping arc.

A tropical storm warning has been issued for a section of Louisiana’s coast as a weather system approaches from the Gulf of Mexico.

The warning is in effect from Cameron, Louisiana, to Intracoastal City.

The system’s maximum sustained winds early Tuesday are near 40 mph (64 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center says some slight strengthening is possible before the system reaches the coast, either late Wednesday or Wednesday night.

As of 5 a.m. Tuesday, the system is centred about 305 miles (490 kilometres) south-southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River and is moving northwest near 8 mph (13 kph).

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Bret is moving along South America’s northern coast. Its maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (64 kph) with weakening expected to begin later in the day.</s>A St. Louis, Missouri, family’s vacation took a turn for the worse Wednesday morning.

The outskirts of Tropical Storm Cindy have reached the coast of Alabama, and it looks as if the worst of the storm has yet to come. As winds have started to pick up and aggressive waves have reached the coast, it’s hard to believe this is only the beginning.

First responders in Fort Morgan, Alabama, were notified around 11 a.m. CT that a possible drowning had occurred. However, when they arrived at the scene they found out that a young boy had suffered a blow to the head from a log carried in by the waves.

According to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, the boy had wandered several feet away while his father was keeping an eye on the other children. That’s when the incident unfolded. Captain S.K. Arthur gave a first-hand account of it all in his press release:

“The wave hit the log knocking the log into and over his son. The boy was taken inside the condo and the father and a witness attempted to resuscitate the youth and called for medical assistance. The Fort Morgan Fire Department and Med-Star Ambulance arrived and attempted resuscitation but their efforts were unsuccessful. The young man was declared deceased at the scene.”

According to WKRG News 5, the boy had to be pulled from the crashing waves before being taken into the condo. Several emergency crews, including a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, reported to the scene; however, all were too late. It seems that the boy died when trauma occurred.

The sheriff’s office also reported that the boy’s body is being transported to the Department of Forensic Science in Mobile. There, an autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death.

Officials are now encouraging all residents to stay away from the beach, as Tropical Storm Cindy is just nearing shore. The governor of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, has even gone as far as declaring a state of emergency. Edwards did so before Cindy even reached land, because he wants to ensure the safety of his citizens.

Being safe rather than sorry seems to be the best strategy during these harsh weather conditions.</s>FORT MORGAN - A sheriff's captain says a 10-year-old Missouri boy has died on the Alabama coast after being fatally struck by a log washed in by storm surge from Tropical Storm Cindy.

Baldwin County Sheriff's Capt. Stephen Arthur says the boy was hit by the debris Wednesday morning in the Fort Morgan area. Stephen said witnesses reported the boy was standing outside his family's condominium when he was struck by the log washed in by a large wave.

Arthur said the child was vacationing with his family. He says relatives and emergency workers were unable to resuscitate the boy.</s>News 5 is learning the tragic details surrounding the death of a 10-year-old Missouri boy in Fort Morgan, Alabama.

According to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, the young boy walked outside the beachfront condo his family had rented in Fort Morgan. The boy’s father, who is on vacation with the rest of the family from the St. Louis area, was attending to his other children outside near the water outside the beachfront property.

A huge wave crashed into an enormous beach log, causing it to barrel towards the boy. The boy was struck in the head, resulting in severe facial injuries. We’re told the boy’s skull was crushed by the log.

“The boy’s father was outside but several feet away attending other children and noticed a huge wave was coming ashore heading toward the log and his son,” said Captain S.K. Arthur in a press release. “The wave hit the log knocking the log into and over his son.”

Emergency crews, including a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, responded to the scene at Ponce De Leon Court, but the boy died at the scene of his injuries.

“The boy was taken inside the condo and the father and a witness attempted to resuscitate the youth and called for medical assistance. The Fort Morgan Fire Department and Med-Star Ambulance arrived and attempted resuscitation but their efforts were unsuccessful. The young man was declared deceased at the scene.”

Officials have repeatedly warned everyone to stay out of the water as Tropical Storm Cindy draws closer to the Gulf Coast.

READ MORE: 10-year-old dies in Alabama from weather-related injury</s>12:00 P.M. — News 3 sister station WKRG confirms the 10-year-old child has died of his injuries. The circumstances of the accident are still unclear at this time (11:30 am).

FORT MORGAN, AL (WKRG) — Emergency crews are rushing to Fort Morgan, Alabama for reports of severe injury to a 10-year-old boy.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter is en route to the remote location south of Mobile Bay, where early reports say a 10-year-old boy suffered severe facial trauma after wind caused an object to topple on top of him.

The initial call was for a possible drowning. We heard that a child had to be pulled from the water due to severe facial injuries.

This is a developing story. Stay with WRBL News 3 for updates.</s>FORT MORGAN, Ala. (WKRG) – A 10-year-old Missouri boy was killed in Fort Morgan, Alabama, after he was hit by a log on the beach.

According to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, the young boy walked outside the beachfront condo his family had rented.

The boy’s father was reportedly attending to his other children outside near the water outside the beachfront property when a huge wave crashed into an enormous log, causing it to barrel toward the boy.

The boy was struck in the head, resulting in severe facial injuries.

“The boy’s father was outside but several feet away attending other children and noticed a huge wave was coming ashore heading toward the log and his son,” said Captain S.K. Arthur in a press release. “The wave hit the log knocking the log into and over his son.”

Emergency crews, including a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, responded to the scene at Ponce De Leon Court, but the boy died at the scene of his injuries.

“The boy was taken inside the condo and the father and a witness attempted to resuscitate the youth and called for medical assistance. The Fort Morgan Fire Department and Med-Star Ambulance arrived and attempted resuscitation but their efforts were unsuccessful. The young man was declared deceased at the scene,” Arthur said.

Officials have repeatedly warned everyone to stay out of the water as Tropical Storm Cindy draws closer to the Gulf Coast.</s>BREAKING: News 5 has confirmed that the 10-year-old child has died of his injuries. The circumstances of the accident are still unclear at this time (11:30am).

FORT MORGAN, AL (WKRG) — Emergency crews are rushing to Fort Morgan, Alabama for reports of severe injury to a 10-year-old boy.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter is en route to the remote location south of Mobile Bay, where early reports say a 10-year-old boy suffered severe facial trauma after wind caused an object to topple on top of him.

The initial call was for a possible drowning. We heard that a child had to be pulled from the water due to severe facial injuries.

News 5 will update this story with any new developments. We have a team heading that way.</s>FORT MORGAN, ALA. - A 10-year-old boy from the St. Louis area died in Fort Morgan, Alabama Wednesday morning.

A St. Louis area couple was vacationing in Fort Morgan, Alabama when their son walked outside of the condo they're staying at and was standing only a few feet from the door when a huge wave came ashore and hit a log, which slammed into the boy's head, causing severe trauma to his face. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

This is believed to be the first fatality in the Fort Morgan area related to Tropical Storm Cindy.

On June 21, 2017 at approximately 1030 am, Baldwin County Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to 3118 Ponce De Leon Court off Fort Morgan Road to a possible drowning. Once on the scene its was discovered that a 10-year-old male had walked outside a condo his family was staying in and was standing only a few feet from the door. Between the boy and the waterfront was a large log. The boy’s father was outside but several feet away attending other children and noticed a huge wave was coming ashore heading toward the log and his son. The wave hit the log knocking the log into and over his son. The boy was taken inside the condo and the father and a witness attempted to resuscitate the youth and called for medical assistance. The Fort Morgan Fire Department and Med-Star Ambulance arrived and attempted resuscitation but their efforts were unsuccessful. The young man was declared deceased at the scene.

The youth was transported to the Department of Forensic Science in Mobile where an autopsy will be performed.

 The family was vacationing from the St. Louis Missouri area.
A ten-year-old boy dies from injuries sustained during Tropical Storm Cindy in Fort Morgan, Alabama. WREG