Cristobal remnants bring thunderstorms, flooding to Midwest
Erin Shaw, left, and Brittany Schanzbach stand near crashing waves near the seawall of Lake Pontchartrain from a storm surge in New Orleans, Sunday, June 7, 2020, as Tropical Storm Cristobal approaches the Louisiana Coast. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)MILWAUKEE The remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal were moving out of the Midwest on Wednesday and into Canada, with gusty winds and heavy rain leaving behind flooding in Wisconsin, Missouri and Iowa. Scattered severe thunderstorms were possible Wednesday from Ohio and Michigan into parts of the Northeast, forecasters said. In western Wisconsin, the rain from remnants of Cristobal washed out portions of some roads. Cristobal's remnants moved into the Midwest after lashing the South.
Remnants of Cristobal move into Midwest after lashing South
Erin Shaw, left, and Brittany Schanzbach stand near crashing waves near the seawall of Lake Pontchartrain from a storm surge in New Orleans, Sunday, June 7, 2020, as Tropical Storm Cristobal approaches the Louisiana Coast. SPRINGFIELD, Mo.The remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal moved across parts of the Midwest on Tuesday after lashing the South, unleashing downpours and bringing gusty winds as more high winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms were forecast. Cristobal may produce flash flooding and isolated river flooding, as well as few tornadoes, the weather service said. Wind gusts of up to 45 mph (72 kph) were expected in Chicago by Tuesday night, the weather service said. In parts of Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota, the gusty winds and low humidity will bring the threat of wildfires in areas with dry grass, forecasters warned.
Cristobal is now a depression, moving north toward Canada
A wave crashes as a man stands on a jetty near Orleans Harbor in Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Sunday, June 7, 2020, as Tropical Storm Cristobal approaches the Louisiana Coast. At 5 a.m. EDT Monday, the storm was centered about 40 miles (65 kilometers) north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with top winds of 35 mph (55 kmh), and moving north-northwest at 10 mph (17 kmh). Its forecast path takes it into Arkansas and Missouri by Tuesday, then through Illinois and Wisconsin to the Great Lakes. Elsewhere in south Louisiana, water covered the only road to Grand Isle and low-lying parts of Plaquemines Parish at the state's southeastern tip. The storm also forced a waterlogged stretch of Interstate 10 in north Florida to close for a time Sunday.