Tropical Storm Cindy

Don Noel carries his daughter Alexis, 8, with his wife Lauren, right, as they walk through a flooded roadway to check on their boat in the West End section of New Orleans.

Workmen with the city and volunteers help to shore up gaps in the levee in Lafitte, La., as Tropical Storm Cindy threatens the Louisiana coast.

Workmen with the city and volunteers help to shore up gaps in the levee in Lafitte, La., as Tropical Storm Cindy threatens the Louisiana coast.

A man and his dog pack up their belongings as they take shelter from the first wave of rain to hit New Orleans as Tropical Storm Cindy heads toward Louisiana.

Sydney Schultz takes photos of waves crashing next to Rollover Pass on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Cindy approaches the coast on the Bolivar Peninsula near Galveston, Texas.

Jonas Cheramie, left, and his sister Lainey Cheramie, watch the dark clouds from Tropical Storm Cindy, as they babysit A.J. Aaron, 5, in Lafitte, La.

Authorities watch people near the water at the Okaloosa Pier as heavy surf brought on by Tropical Storm Cindy pounds the pier supports in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

Julie Plaisance, right, and Renee Davila stand on a bench on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain as weather from Tropical Storm Cindy, in the Gulf of Mexico, hits the region near New Orleans.