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May 21, 2021 | 12:03 PM
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical disturbance that has a medium chance of developing into at least a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico. National Weather Service in Lake Charles meteorologist Alex Donato said it’ll likely make landfall in Texas or possibly in southwest Louisiana.
“Due to the cooler ocean surface temperatures, it isn’t likely to become a strong system. We’re looking at either a tropical depression or a tropical storm as the most likely scenario,” Donato said.
Forecasters say the system could produce heavy rainfall which is why a flash flood watch is in effect through tonight for the western half of Louisiana. Donato this is one of two disturbances the National Hurricane Center is monitoring. The other is way out in the middle of the Atlantic.
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By Tuesday the waters had largely receded, but more rain is expected across the region this week.
“We are a very resilient people. We are a very strong population. But, you know, eventually you do kind of get to a point where you ask Mother Nature: What more can you do to us?” Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter said Tuesday.
Hunter estimated that 400 to 500 structures flooded during Monday’s downpours. Hunter was mayor last year when the city was hit by Hurricane Laura on Aug. 27 and then six weeks later by Hurricane Delta. Then in February, a deep freeze settled over the region, freezing pipes and causing widespread drinking water problems. Layered on top of all those disasters has been the coronavirus pandemic.