fears of flooding in Louisiana U.S.

Sunday, September 4, 2011, The Tropical Storm Lee (Lee), who arrived earlier today on the coasts of Louisiana (South America), began to cause heavy rainfall in the region, raising fears of flooding.
The Governor, Bobby Tzintal, declared a state of emergency state, expressing particular concern about the risk of flooding.
The Lee, formed in the Gulf of Mexico, arrived on the coast 80 miles southwest of Lafayette city, with the winds to blow at a speed of 75 km per hour per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center (National Hurricane Center, NHC), which Based in Miami.
The last card of the NHC to 15:00 GMT, shows that Lee continues to spread slowly to the northeast, and should make a turn to the east-northeast in the evening Sunday to Monday.
According to the NHC forecast amount of rainfall is expected by the end of this long weekend (Monday, Labor Day in the U.S., is a holiday) to reach the 25-37cm a region from the central part of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico to Kentucky and Tennessee, with a maximum level 50 cm in some areas.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has warned against the danger of flooding progressed rapidly, particularly on motorways.