Tropical Storm Cristobal – Day 6
Position: 30.3N 90.2W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northwest [345°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 205 miles [335 km].
Minimum central pressure: 993 mb.
Currently about 20 miles [ 35 km] North-Northwest of New Orleans, Louisiana.
At 5:00PM CDT the storm made land fall about 50 miles [ 80 km] South-Southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico from Morgan City, Louisiana to the Okaloosa/Walton County line, Florida including Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for mouth of the Mississippi River to Ocean Springs, Mississippi including Lake Borgne.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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