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Tropical Storm Cindy Heads Toward La.
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Updated: 11:47 a.m. ET July 5, 2005
NEW ORLEANS - Scattered rain fell in southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday and officials took precautions as Tropical Storm Cindy headed toward land, while another tropical storm formed in the Caribbean and could hit Florida later in the week.

Cindy, which had crossed Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula as a tropical depression, grew to tropical storm strength early Tuesday and had sustained wind of 50 mph by 11 a.m. ET. Also by late morning, Tropical Storm Dennis formed with winds of 40 mph. The minimum for a tropical storm is 39 mph.

Cindy could strengthen further before its center reaches the coast late Tuesday or early Wednesday, but it is not expected to become a hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

A tropical storm warning was issued for the Gulf Coast from Intracoastal City, La., to the Florida Panhandle town of Destin.

Faster is better
The main danger would be if Cindy stalls along the coast, dumping heavy rain over a small area for an extended period, said sheriffs Capt. Mike Sanders in coastal St. Bernard Parish.

As long as the storm keeps moving, it really helps, Sanders said. Cindy was moving at a relatively rapid 14 mph.

Water levels in canals had been lowered about a foot in anticipation of Cindys arrival, said Windell Curole, general manager of the South Lafourche Levee District. The district covers one of the Louisiana coasts most vulnerable areas and includes Louisiana Highway 1, which leads to the Port Fourchon offshore petroleum terminal.

If it stays a tropical storm, the worst that will happen is that well get a little water over the road, he said.

At 11 a.m. ET, Cindy was centered about 165 miles south-southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River and moving north around 14 mph. Tropical storm-force wind and rain extended up to 105 miles to the east of its center. It was expected to turn toward the north-northeast.

Dennis forms
Meanwhile, Dennis, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, was centered about 355 miles south of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and moving west-northwest at about 18 mph. It had top sustained wind of 40 mph.

It was on track to reach Haiti on Wednesday and South Florida on Friday, said hurricane center meteorologist Trisha Wallace. Tropical storm watches were posted for parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

July 5 is the earliest date on record for four named storms to have formed in the Atlantic basin, the hurricane center said.

Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Dora in the Pacific was moving toward the southwestern coast of Mexico, where storm warnings were posted. It had maximum sustained wind of 40 mph and meteorologists did not expect it to strengthen significantly.

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