Gustav, now a depression, heads north

Former Hurricane Gustav remained a rainmaker Tuesday night as it moved into Arkansas as a tropical depression. At 11 p.m. EDT, the center of the storm was 15 miles south of Texarkana, Ark., and 50 miles north of Shreveport, La., the Hydrometeorologic Prediction Center reported. Flood warnings were posted for parts of Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The system had sustained winds of 20... [read full story]