AP - NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? Tropical Storm Cindy formed Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico and began churning heavy rain bands toward the northern Gulf Coast, where Louisiana shuttered flood gates and parts of three other states also braced for a risk of flash flooding. Double red flags snapped in the wind on the public beach at Gulf Shores in her state, warning visitors to stay out of the pounding surf. A tropical storm warning was in effect from High Island, Texas, to the Pearl River's mouth along the Louisiana-Mississippi line. A tropical storm watch covered a large swath of the upper Texas coast from west of High Island to San Luis Pass. Venezeula's government discontinued a tropical storm warning for Isla Margarita. A tropical storm watch remained in effect for the Dutch Caribbean islands of Bonaire, Curacao and Aruba.
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