Tropical storm

Hurricane threat developing

The National Weather Service on Wednesday was advising that a hurricane threat was increasing for the region. People should be prepared for hurricane-force winds by Saturday, with tropical force winds starting on Friday.

Tropical storm approaching; heavy rains forecast

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles reports Tropical Storm Cindy has sustained winds of 60 mph as it moves northwest across the Gulf of Mexico. Landfall projections bring it to the Texas-Louisiana state line by early Thursday morning, but we will see impacts before then.