DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. -- Heavy rain deluged the Gulf Coast, flooding streets and forcing evacuations, as Tropical Storm Isidore moved closer to landfall Wednesday.
As much as 6 inches of rain had fallen in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida by noon Wednesday, and some coastal areas were already reporting wind gusts of around 30 mph.
A hurricane watch stretched about 300 miles from Cameron, in southwestern Louisiana, to Pascagoula, Miss., and a tropical storm warning encompassed a wider area from High Island, Texas, to Destin, Fla.