Tropical storm warnings in Louisiana were discontinued Sunday afternoon

Tropical storm warnings in Louisiana were discontinued Sunday afternoon as the latest update showed Tropical Storm Debby moving very slowly toward the northeast.

The 4 p.m. coordinates placed the center of the storm near located near 28.4 north and 85. 8 west, about 205 miles east/southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Debby is moving toward the northeast at 3 mph, about half the speed of earlier today.

Tropical storm warnings from the mouth of the Pearl River westward to Morgan City were discontinued after the latest update. “No signification motion” is expected in the next couple of days, the National Hurrican Center said, though it warned that its forecast continues to be uncertain.

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Gov. Jindal declares state of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Debby

Southeastern Louisiana and parts of the northern Gulf of Mexico came under a tropical storm warning as Debbyslowed and intensified, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency.

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TS Debby forecast to make landfall in Plaquemines, St. Bernard Parishes as Category 1 Hurricane

The National Hurricane Center now expects Tropical Storm Debby to reach hurricane status as it tracks west across the Gulf of Mexico.

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Plodding Debby may creep close to La. coast

Communities prepping for brush with slow-moving storm

Tropical Storm Debby drifted to the north overnight, and the National Hurricane Center plotted a new course that would bring her close to Louisiana as a Category 1 hurricane.

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TS Debby forms in Gulf

A tropical storm warning has been issued for the Louisiana coast from the mouth of the Pearl River west to Morgan City, not including New Orleans or Lake Pontchartrain, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Tropical Storm Debby, formed this afternoon in the central Gulf of Mexico. It is centered at latitude 26.2 north and longitude 87.6 west, about 220 miles south-southeast of the mouth of the MIssissippi River. It has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and is moving north at 6 mph. Its minimum central pressure is 1,001 millibars or 29.56 inches.

A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.

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