The National Weather Service has discontinued a tropical storm warning for Louisiana after forecast models indicated that the state is under less of a threat from Tropical Storm Debby than initially thought.
Tropical Storm Debby has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and forecasters say it will bring rain to the Gulf coast from southern Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.
By Paulo Santos:As I write this, the Debby tropical storm has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. Although its path is still rather unclear, it's predicted to cross the producing region and is already leading to some evacuations and production shut downs.