Tropical Depression #13

Tropical Depression #13 remains nearly stationary just south of the Louisiana coastline this morning. As of 11am, sustained winds are at 35 mph, with a minimum central pressure of 1005 mb. Tropical Storm warnings are in effect for Pascagoula, MS west toward Sabine pass, TX, which includes the city of New Orleans. As TD 13 swirls over the warm waters of the Gulf, strengthening is possible into a Tropical Storm as we head into the weekend. This system is expected to produce between 10 and 15 inches of rainfall across southern Louisiana and south Alabama, with isolated amounts up to 20 inches of rainfall, which makes flooding a huge concern in this area.

Katia has now regained Hurricane status with winds sustained at 75 mph as it moves to the W/NW at 14 mph. It looks like Katia will continue to strengthen over the weekend reaching major hurricane status by early next week.