Tropical storm warning issued for local parishes
June 19, 2017
Lafourche booking log – June 18 and 19
June 20, 2017
A tropical storm warning remains in effect for both Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes as an area of disturbed weather in the Gulf of Mexico gets closer to shore.
The area is not yet formally a tropical storm and is being labeled as a “tropical cyclone” by the NHC.
The reason for the lack of development, according to forecasters, is the lack of a clear, well-defined center with thunderstorms wrapped around it.
The cyclone is, however, expected to better develop slowly throughout the day and earn the name Tropical Storm Cindy.
Over night, the NHC shifted the forecast track for the cyclone to near the Texas-Louisiana border – a westward jog from the Lafayette-area landfall which was forecast yesterday.
If that landfall area is accurate, our area should be spared the worst of the system’s winds, but will likely get battered by rain throughout Tuesday and into Wednesday as the storm’s lack of organization has kept rain showers all throughout the eastern quadrant of the cyclone.
Visit HoumaTimes.com for more storm-related updated and forecast shifts.
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NICHOLLS MAKES PLANS
Nicholls State University announced this morning that all activities at the university are still on as scheduled, but that the university is now in Phase I of its Hurricane Emergency Plan.
According to a release, the school’s Emergency Preparedness Committee will continue to monitor the status of the storm and will take any and all additional actions, if necessary.
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In Terrebonne Parish, sandbags are still being given out, as officials closely monitor the storm.
The current sandbag locations are as follows:
Bobtown Fire Station
Mechanicville Gym
Upper Dularge Fire Station
Ward 7
St. Ann Church
Devon Keller Memorial Center
Adult Softball Complex on Airbase
Little Caillou Fire Station
Cannata’s Parking Lot on Westside Blvd
Houma Terrebonne Civic Center
West Terrebonne Fire Central Station
West Terrebonne Fire East Station
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Lafourche Parish Government is also staying active during the cyclone, and is offering sandbags at all of its parish office buildings, which are listed below:
