Rain, road flooding as Tropical Storm Cristobal draws closer

Rain pounded the U.S. Gulf Coast on Sunday ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Cristobal, which has already spawned a tornado in Florida and threatened more twisters along with high winds and storm surge.Roads flooded in coastal Louisiana and Mississippi, and thousands were without power even before the the storm made landfall.Forecasters warned the storm would affect a wide area stretching roughly 180 miles (290 kilometers) east into Florida.