Tropical Storm Cristobal draws nearer to US Gulf Coast热带风暴克里斯托巴尔正逼近美国墨西哥湾海岸A re-energized Tropical Storm Cristobal continued its advance toward the U.

S.

Gulf Coast early Sunday, having spawned a tornado in Florida and brought heavy rains that already caused flooding and mudslides in Mexico and Central America.

恢复活力的热带风暴克里斯托巴尔星期天凌晨继续向美国墨西哥湾沿岸移动，在佛罗里达州引发龙卷风，并带来暴雨，已经在墨西哥和美洲中部造成洪水和泥石流。

After weakening to a tropical depression while moving over land in Mexico's Gulf coast, Cristobal headed back into the southern Gulf of Mexico from the Yucatan Peninsula on Friday and powered back up into a tropical storm.

Forecasters said it would arrive on U.

S.

soil late Sunday but was not expected to grow into a hurricane.

克里斯托巴尔在墨西哥湾沿岸的陆地上移动时减弱为热带低压，周五从尤卡坦半岛返回墨西哥湾南部，并再次增强为热带风暴。

气象预报说，星期天晚些时候它将抵达美国本土，但预计不会发展成飓风。

Squalls with tropical-force winds reached the mouth of the Mississippi River by Sunday morning and conditions were expected to deteriorate.

the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

Cristobal's maximum sustained winds remained at 50 mph (85 kph) and it was moving north at 12 mph (19 kph), centered around 140 miles (225 kilometers) south-southwest from the mouth of the Mississippi River.

星期天早晨，带有热带强风的狂风到达密西西比河口，预计情况将恶化。

迈阿密国家飓风中心说。

克里斯托巴尔最大持续风速保持在每小时50英里(85公里)，并以每小时12英里(19公里)的速度向北移动，中心距密西西比河口西南偏南约140英里(225公里)。

The National Hurricane Center said the storm was expected to slowly strengthen until making landfall Sunday night along the U.

S.

Gulf Coast.

国家飓风中心说，预计飓风将缓慢增强，直到周日晚间在美国墨西哥湾沿岸登陆。

In Louisiana, Gov.

John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency to prepare for the storm's possible arrival.

路易斯安那州州长约翰·贝尔·爱德华兹宣布该州进入紧急状态，为风暴可能到来做准备。

"Now is the time to make your plans, which should include the traditional emergency items along with masks and hand sanitizer as we continue to battle the coronavirus pandemic," Edwards said in a statement released Thursday.

爱德华兹在周四发表的一份声明中说:现在是制定你们的计划的时候了，在我们继续抗击冠状病毒大流行的过程中，应该包括传统的紧急物品，口罩和洗手液。

”On Friday, he asked President Donald Trump to declare a pre-landfall emergency for the state due to the storm's threat.

周五，他要求唐纳德·特朗普总统宣布，由于飓风的威胁，该州进入登陆前紧急状态。

"We are confident that there will be widespread, heavy rainfall and coastal flooding," Edwards said in a letter to the White House.

"I anticipate the need for emergency protective measures, evacuations, and sheltering for the high-risk areas.

"爱德华兹在写给白宫的信中说：我们相信，将会有大范围的强降雨和沿海洪水。

”我预计需要紧急保护措施，疏散，并为高危地区提供庇护。

”In Bacalar, in the south of Mexico's Quintana Roo state, 230 families were isolated by the rains and had to be airlifted out, David Leon, Mexico's national civil defense coordinator, said Friday.

墨西哥国家民防协调员大卫·莱昂周五表示，在墨西哥南部金塔纳罗奥州的巴卡拉尔，有230个家庭被大雨隔绝，不得不用飞机撤离。

Leon added there had been light damage in 75 municipalities in seven states.

莱昂补充说，7个州的75个城市都有轻微破坏。

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