1:06 p.m.—The National Weather Service upgraded tropical depression 13 into Tropical Storm at 1 p.m. CDT.
Lee has sustained winds of 40 miles per hour, according to an NWS bulletin. The storm is located about 210 miles southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River and 200 miles southeast of Cameron, La.
A tropical storm warning is in effect for the next 24 hours from Pascagoula, Miss., to Sabine Pass, Texas. Much of this area is already seeing rain produced by Tropical Storm Lee.
Tropical Storm Lee is currently forecasted to make landfall some time Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
Expected rainfall is between 10 and 15 inches with isolated areas receiving as much as 20 inches.
Tropical storm force winds extend out about 200 miles from Lee’s center
NWS will issue another bulletin at 4 p.m. CDT.
For all the latest updates on Tropical Storm Lee, check lsureveille.com.
 
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