Tropical Storm Lee (2011): Difference between revisions

In advance of the storm, oil companies in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] ordered the evacuation of employees from offshore rigs as a safety precaution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2011-09-01/us/tropical.weather.gulf_1_tropical-depression-tropical-storm-gulf-rigs?_s=PM:US|title=Tropical depression forms in Gulf; coastal states brace for storm|date=2011-09-01|accessdate=2011-09-02|publisher=[[CNN]]|author=CNN Wire Staff}}</ref> A [[Tropical cyclone watches and warnings#Tropical Storm Warning|tropical storm warning]] was posted from [[Pascagoula, Mississippi]] westward to [[Sabine Pass, Port Arthur, Texas|Sabine Pass]], [[Texas]] in response to Lee.<ref name="advis1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2011/al13/al132011.public.001.shtml?|title=Tropical Depression Thirteen Special Advisory Number 1|author=Brown, Daniel; Avila, Lixion|date=September 2, 2011|publisher=[[National Hurricane Center]] |accessdate=September 2, 2011}}</ref> [[New Orleans]] Mayor [[Mitch Landrieu]] declared a [[state of emergency]] for all of the city; meanwhile, at least seven coastal municipalities were under emergency in [[Mississippi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/09/02/general-energy-tropical-weather_8656985.html|title=Mayor declares emergency in New Orleans|date=2011-09-02|accessdate=2011-09-02|first=Janet|last=McConnaughey|publisher=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> Additionally, the Louisiana parishes of [[Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana|Terrebone]] and [[Lafourche Parish, Louisiana|Lafourche]] [[List of parishes in Louisiana|Parishes]] were put under a [[flash flood]] warning after specialists forecast torrential rainfall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20110902/ARTICLES/110909915/-1/living?Title=Drivers-urged-to-stay-off-rainy-roads|title=Drivers urged to stay off rainy roads|last=Heisig|first=Eric|date=2011-09-02|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|work=[[The Houma Courier]]|accessdate=2011-09-02}}</ref>