casey stegall is reporting from southwest louisiana. the storm has turned deadly. >> yeah, sandra, the word just coming in from officials in alabama who say a 10-year-old was killed when a log washed ashore in the storm surge. the boy apparently from missouri and was vacationing in alabama with his family. here in louisiana, where we are, the winds are starting to pick up. it's not raining at the moment. it's been on again off again the water levels have been steadily rising. my photographerç pans out, looking over the gulf of mexico. the area we started our day in is now under water. we've had to move our live reporting location twice now. this is the spot where the national hurricane center anticipates cindy will make land fall overnight close to the texas-louisiana border. the things we worry about, high winds and extreme storm surges. not so much of a concern with cindy, rather the extreme rainfall she could produce. 6-9 inches, over a foot in some places, not to mention impacting multiple states from texas to the florida panhandle

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. >> fox news correspondent casey stegall has more from louisiana. >> reporter: tropical storm cindyring in the gulf of mexico, but they're already feeling effects in louisiana and all along the gulf coast. it's churning up tides and dropping huge amounts of rain through the region. already causing some flooding in coastal areas. >> all we can do is just keep praying, keep working for the community and keep doing the best we can. >> reporter: local governments are geek up for what the national weather service says could be deadly flash flooding. states of emergency have already been declared in alabama and louisiana with officials warning residents not to take the threat lightly. >> we expect to have localized he had flooding throughout the city i want to accident public and our citizens to stay alert and to be prepared. >> reporter: the louisiana national guard is now sending in high water vehicles and helicopters into flood prone areas. and fema is moving hundreds of thousands of meals and bottles of water to the state. residents here are understandably nervous but in some areas fo

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casey stegall live in louisiana with an update. what do you have, casey? >> neil, good to see you.ed coming down in the last few minutes as we waited to go on with this live report. it's been on again, off again. the storm itself about ten hours or so from making landfall somewhere near this spot. right along the texas and louisiana border. that's what the models out of the national hurricane center center seem to show. everybody in agreement on that. a state of emergency has been declared here in louisiana. over in alabama as well. cindy's impacts could likely be felt from southeast texas to the florida panhandle. the system packing winds of 50 miles per hour. not strong enough, we know, to be classified as a hurricane. but forecasters say the primary threat extremely heavy rainfall. 6 to 9 inches of rain could come down. more than a foot in some isolated areas course to the advisories. so the sandbags are making an appearance. folks doing anything they can to keep the water out. meantime, this tropical system has been lingering in the gulf now for days and apparently pose add pro

. >> julie: casey stegall is live in the path of the storm. >> good to see you.ot expected to make landfall until the overnight hours. right now, projections are around 1:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m. central time. still, we are already seeing and feeling her effects. i'm going to hop out of the way and let you take a live look at the gulf of mexico back here. this is holly beach, louisiana. the cajun riviera as it's known, not terribly far from the texas border. you can see the waves out there, pretty choppy and the both as the storm makes its way to us. storm surge, not so much a worry with this particular system, about 3 feet or so. instead, it is the intense rain that has people worried. folks all along the gulf coast from texas all the way to the florida panhandle are getting ready. those sandbags are being put out an residence and coastal areas of texas, louisiana, mississippi, and alabama are moving some of their belongings to higher ground, something all-too-familiar with people who call this region home. >> is a part of life. >> we are going to write it out. i think

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casey stegall is right where the storm made landfall in louisiana. casey?ffects of tropical storm cindy with gusty winds and heavy rain. in fact, it's sort of intermittent. right now we are getting a pretty good downpour. i don't know if it's translating on camera. i want to show you what is the primary concern all along the gulf coast. back here this bayou out of its banks and rising quickly in lake charles, louisiana. before it is all said and done, forecasters say cindy could dump 6 to 9 inches of rain on the gulf coast states from the florida panhandle all the way to texas. 13 inches of rain in some isolated spots. and look at this. a familiar sight. people using kayaks and boats just to navigate some of the flooded streets right here in lake charles. taking it all in stride. now, east of here. in and around new orleans. more of the same. blinding rains producing significant flash flooding. prompting the governor of louisiana issuing this warning to residents. >> last year in those two storms, most of the injuries and certainly the deaths occurred when