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First as a category four. that is very powerful. a hurricane and now a tropical storm. homes are flooded and roofs ripped off and some people trapped. that is a real concern now as the water continues to rise. cynthia lee said the worst case scenario seems to have happened. a reporter from wdsu is on scene in la fitte as rescue teams are gathering to start searching for people. >> we're right on the levee, just on the other side is where they are marshaling all of the boats that are coming in here. obviously the sheriff and national guard and a lot of volunteers are here. it is nonstop aches o...

Many people they are expecting to bring out of la fitte. we've talked to a few of the vol -- volunteers, it turns out these are people who know someone that is stuck there. they have a fear that they're in their attic, they haven't been able to communicate with them overnight. >> all of those people trying to save lives. it is just remarkable. the death toll at this point stands at one confirmed dead. and this morning the louisiana international guard has begun their search and rescue efforts. more than a million customers in louisiana and mississippi are without lek risity. customers that cou...

We need to put it at the back doors and stuff. >> reporter: to the bayous of louisiana, swamping parts of the small shrimping community of la fitte. >> the levees, and all the water is coming to us. >> reporter: as the storm passed overhead in new orleans the city's pump and levee systems held firm. >> the movement of rainwater it's been right up there with the hurricane. and that's been the challenge. >> reporter: a big sigh of relief for the big easy. but forecasters warn that tornadoes and flash flooding could spread across the tennessee valley, into the appalachians. lee, packing enough pu...

>> reporter: to the bayous of louisiana, swamping parts of the small shrimping community of la fitte. >> the levees, and all the water is coming to us. >> reporter: as the storm passed overhead in new orleans the city's pump and levee systems held firm. >> the movement of rainwater it's been right up there with the hurricane. and that's been the challenge. >> reporter: a big sigh of relief for the big easy. but forecasters warn that tornadoes and flash flooding could spread across the tennessee valley, into the appalachians. lee, packing enough punch to bring heavy rain and winds across the en...