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Emergency preparedness officials are warning there are possible tornadoes as this storm passes. Mississippis governor has joined louisianas in declaring a state of emergency already. We have cnn meteorologist Allison Chinchar with us now who has just gotten an update. What are you learning this hour, allison . Right, the latest update still shows what weve been seeing the last 24 to 48 hours, that the storm is still continuing to intensify. Albeit slowly, but that in and of itself presents a concern because the slower this system moves, the more time it has to dump a tremendous amount of rain....

New Orleans city officials said on Monday the severity of weekend rains and street flooding came as a surprise, despite increasingly worrisome forecasts and a critical Sewerage and Water Board equipment breakdown weeks earlier left the drainage system in a precarious state.

The Louisiana Department of Health has recorded 16 heat-related deaths since the month of June.

With record heat continuing, including triple-digit highs expected next week, New Orleans officials called for a special press conference on Tuesday.

The hottest summer on record is showing no sign of letting up, with absolutely brutal heat expected to continue punishing southeast Louisiana for the foreseeable future.