Tropical Storm Rita was centered tonight near Shreveport and moving north at 11 mph. Just a matter of time until she will be downgraded to a depression.
Sustained winds down to 40 mph.
24 HOUR RAINFALL
5.47 inches in Shreveport
3.34 in Monroe
4.80 in Lafayette
7.12 in Baton Rouge
1.30 at New Orleans International Airport
MORE REPORTS FROM SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
CAMERON PARISH
.....5 feet of water and debris over Highway 27 near Gibbstown Bridge
CALCASIEU PARISH
.....Significant flooding along the Lake Charles lakefront.
.....4-6 feet of water in the Lake Charles Civic Center
.....6-foot storm surge at Contraband Bayou with water into second floor of the inn
ST. MARY PARISH
.....Deep water near Burns Point
.....Cypremort Point is flooded
.....Flooding also in Morgan City area
IBERIA PARISH
.....Water 4 to 5 feet deep over the parish south of Highway 14 and south of U.S. 90
.....Storm surge in excess of 10 feet with rooftop rescues underway
Inland flooding will become a real problem with Rita with extremely heavy rainfall expected over West Louisiana, East and NE Texas and Southern Arkansas.
Sustained winds down to 40 mph.
24 HOUR RAINFALL
5.47 inches in Shreveport
3.34 in Monroe
4.80 in Lafayette
7.12 in Baton Rouge
1.30 at New Orleans International Airport
MORE REPORTS FROM SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
CAMERON PARISH
.....5 feet of water and debris over Highway 27 near Gibbstown Bridge
CALCASIEU PARISH
.....Significant flooding along the Lake Charles lakefront.
.....4-6 feet of water in the Lake Charles Civic Center
.....6-foot storm surge at Contraband Bayou with water into second floor of the inn
ST. MARY PARISH
.....Deep water near Burns Point
.....Cypremort Point is flooded
.....Flooding also in Morgan City area
IBERIA PARISH
.....Water 4 to 5 feet deep over the parish south of Highway 14 and south of U.S. 90
.....Storm surge in excess of 10 feet with rooftop rescues underway
Inland flooding will become a real problem with Rita with extremely heavy rainfall expected over West Louisiana, East and NE Texas and Southern Arkansas.