Friends,

  Here is a report from the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, La.

"Tropical Storm Cindy is forecast to make landfall in southeast Texas Thursday morning, but we are expecting heavy rain and flooding impacts across much of our forecast area. Three to five inches of rain is expected between now and Thursday, with locally higher amounts of ten inches possible in a stronger rain band. Street flooding will be a problem in these rain bands, and water could get into some homes and businesses. This flooding will be made worse due to the above normal tides, causing rain water to be ineffective in normal draining conditions.