{"id":1206,"date":"2026-06-19T06:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uscnews.org\/?p=1206"},"modified":"2026-06-19T06:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:53:02","slug":"tropical-storm-remnants-drench-gulf-states-after-tornadoes-hit-the-midwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uscnews.org\/?p=1206","title":{"rendered":"Tropical storm remnants drench Gulf states after tornadoes hit the Midwest"},"content":{"rendered":"

The West Esplanade Ave. canal in Kenner slowly recedes after over topping during Tropical Storm Arthur in New Orleans, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (David Grunfeld\/The Times-Picayune\/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)<\/small><\/p>\n

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) \u2014 The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur<\/a><\/span> battered parts of the southeastern United States with drenching rains and strong wind on Thursday, tearing through buildings, flooding homes and launching water rescues along the Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n

Severe weather also pummeled parts of the Midwest, where a separate line of strong storms knocked down structures and left tens of thousands of residents without power. <\/p>\n

Arthur was the first tropical storm of the season<\/a><\/span> in the Atlantic basin, and although it quickly downgraded within a day of forming, the lingering system created dangerous conditions in Louisiana and Mississippi. In one rural Louisiana parish, more than 2 feet of rain fell in 48 hours and most of that soaking came Thursday, said Donald Jones, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles.<\/p>\n

It flooded at least 200 homes in Avoyelles Parish, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) northwest of the state capital, Louisiana state Rep. Daryl Deshotel said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven by this region\u2019s standards, that\u2019s catastrophic rain,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said in a social media post Thursday night that a worker on a county road crew in the southwestern part of the state had been killed while helping with storm cleanup operations. The cause of the death was not disclosed.<\/p>\n

Thirty homes below the Anchor Lake dam in southern Mississippi were being evacuated as a precaution due to concerns that rising waters could overwhelm the spillways and compromise the structure, Reeves said. Residents in the area were being encouraged to seek higher ground.<\/p>\n

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