Here’s What We Know About The Tropical Storm Barreling Toward The Louisiana Coast

Anyone who's spent a summer in the South knows that the season often brings with it extreme weather. Sometimes it's scorching temperatures and other times, like this week in Louisiana, it manifests in a chaotic tropical storm. The recently-formed storm Cindy promises plenty of rain and could even account for flooding along Louisiana's coast. Here's more on this weather system:

As of Tuesday afternoon, a tropical storm has formed in the Gulf Of Mexico, causing cities such as Houston, Shreveport, New Orleans, Destin, and Tampa to be on high-alert for extreme weather conditions.

According to meteorologists, Tropical Storm Cindy is not expected to develop into a full-fledged hurricane, although there will certainly be high winds and heavy rainfall.

While the storm's expected trajectory appears to move through the center of Louisiana, experts agree that most of the high winds and rain will effect the coastal areas east of the red line.

Heavy rain along the Gulf Coast could result in extreme flooding later in the week. Some areas of southern Louisiana may experience up to three inches of rain per hour.

New Orleans, along with other cities highlighted in the visual below, is expected to see these storm conditions develop over the next 36 hours.

Residents of these effected areas should heed caution and be on the lookout for flash floods, river floods, and other worsening conditions over the next few days.

The brief video below provides a glimpse of current conditions in New Orleans before the storm's arrival:

Our thoughts go out to residents of the potentially affected area over the next week. Be sure to stay tuned to news coverage for further details about Tropical Storm Cindy. The above map visuals are courtesy of The Weather Cannel. This helpful resource includes a radar and the current storm status.