Tropical storm Cristóbal will slowly strengthen as it passes through the Gulf of Mexico and as it approaches the coasts of Florida and Louisiana over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center (CNH) forecast on Friday night in your most recent newsletter.
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Cristobal lies about 480 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River with maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (65 kilometers per hour). The CNH therefore issued a storm surge warning for that area and the areas of Ocean Springs Mississippi and Lake Borgne, which means that there is a danger of life-threatening floods for the next 36 hours.
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“People located in these areas they must take the necessary measures to protect life and property from the increase in water and the potential for other dangerous conditions. Diligently follow eviction instructions by official agencies, “recommended the CNH.
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Cristóbal will move over the center of the Gulf of Mexico this Saturday and over his northern region this Sunday. “Then the center of Christopher is forecast to move inland through Louisiana late Sunday through Monday.”he added.
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Given this prognosis, a storm surge watch was put into effect from the Indian Pass area to Arekipa, in Florida, and east of Morgan City, in Louisiana. This because they can register danger of floods in the next 48 hours.
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The areas from Punta Herrero to Río Lagartos, in Mexico, are under a tropical storm warning.
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In the United States, areas from eastern Morgan City, Louisiana, to the border of Okaloosa and Walton County, Florida, are also under tropical storm warning. In addition to the area of the Pontchartrain and Maurepas lakes, the CNH detailed.
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