The National Weather Service had some good news to bring. Tropical storm Karen, who brought on several states of emergency, and even a recall of some furloughed workers is no longer a threat.
Tropical Storm Karen is no more and has since been downgraded to a mere depression. It's remnants have dissipated all over the gulf of Mexico. This was the announcement that the National Weather Service made on Sunday.
However, some flooding may still be possible on the northern Gulf coast. The service also announced on 11 am ET that they were no longer issuing any new public advisories on Tropical Storm Karen.
The statement from the National Hurricane Center also went on to say that "Tropical Storm Karen is no longer a cyclone. Incidentally, the statement was entitled "The Remnants of Karen"
Some governors of a few states such as Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana even had to declare state of emergencies in their respective states, in order to speed up preparations for the storm. To help prepare for the impending storm, the Federal Emergency Management Facility also recalled some previously furloughed workers in the shutdown to help prepare for the storm.
Thankfully, storm top winds started to drop and continued to drop down to 30 mph on Sunday Morning, compared to 50 mph on Friday. The remnants of Karen are still expected to drop about 1 to 3 inches of rainfall over parts of the central Gulf coast and along south eastern parts of the United States come Monday.
About two-thirds of oil output in the Gulf of Mexico had to be stopped, when Karen approached the Louisiana coast early this week. A number of oil and gas companies shut their platforms and evacuate employees just in case the storm hit.
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