Tag: Tropical storm Cristobal

Tropical Storm Cristobal makes landfall in Louisiana

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall in southeast Louisiana on Sunday, bringing strong winds, heavy rains and the threat of damaging storm surges, the US National Hurricane Center said. The storm hit at 2200 GMT along the southeast coast of the state, the NHC said, with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (80 kilometers per hour). A nearby island off the coast of Mississippi recorded gusts of 64 mph. […]