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A large piece of a live oak tree covers the ground after a slow moving storm passed Beauvoir, Miss., on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Slow-moving Tropical Storm Cindy sent drenching rain bands over the north Gulf Coast on Wednesday, swamping low-lying coastal roads in Alabama and pushing a waterspout ashore in Mississippi. (John Fitzhugh/The Sun Herald via AP)
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Waves crash into the seawall at the small craft harbor at Jones Park, in Gulfport, Miss., after midnight, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. High tide and rain from feeder bands from Tropical Storm Cindy moved through the coast. (Tim Isbell/The Sun Herald via AP)
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Kenny Kuluz wades through flood waters at the Ocean Springs, Miss., harbor as the combination of high tide and the rain bands of Tropical Storm Cindy, dumped rain on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Wednesday morning, June 21, 2017. (Tim Isbell/The Sun Herald, via AP)
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Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Justice Department's National Summit on Crime Reduction and Public Safety, in Bethesda, Md., on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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An American Airlines grounds crew member at Sky Harbor International Airport puts on a wet hat to combat the heat, Tuesday, June 20, 2017 in Phoenix. Phoenix hit a high of 118 on Monday with an excessive heat warning in place until Saturday. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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An American Airlines grounds crew member at Sky Harbor International Airport walks on the tarmac, Tuesday, June 20, 2017 in Phoenix. Phoenix hit a high of 118 on Monday with an excessive heat warning in place until Saturday. (AP Photo/Matt York
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A fire burns between Big Bear and Lucerne Valley, in Calif., on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP)
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A helicopter drops water as U.S. Forest Service firefighters and several other departments battle the a wildfire fire near Big Bear, Calif., on Tuesday June20, 2017. (James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP)
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A helicopter drops water as U.S. Forest Service firefighters and several other departments battle a wildfire near Big Bear, Calif., on Tuesday June 20, 2017. (James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP)
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U.S. Forest Service firefighters watch a wildfire near Big Bear, Calif., as they refill a water tank on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP)
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Burnt trees line a dirt road leading to a wildfire near Big Bear, Calif., on Tuesday June 20, 2017. (James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP)
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A fire continues to burn along Highway 143 Tuesday, June 20, 2017, near Brian Head, Utah. A wildfire that destroyed one home and damaged another while forcing hundreds of people to evacuate a Utah ski town was started by somebody using a torch to kill weeds, Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Herbert, who toured the fire-damaged area around Brian Head, tweeted that experts told him the weed torch was used in dry conditions. He urged people to be extra careful during hot, dry days. (Jordan Allred/The Spectrum & Daily News, via AP)
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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert talks to reporters about the fire outside the Giant Steps Lodge Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in Brian Head, Utah. A wildfire that destroyed one home and damaged another while forcing hundreds of people to evacuate a Utah ski town was started by somebody using a torch to kill weeds, Gov. Gary Herbert said. Herbert, who toured the fire-damaged area around Brian Head, tweeted that experts told him the weed torch was used in dry conditions. He urged people to be extra careful during hot, dry days. (Jordan Allred/The Spectrum & Daily News, via AP)
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A fire continues to burn along Highway 143 Tuesday, June 20, 2017, near Brian Head, Utah. A wildfire that destroyed one home and damaged another while forcing hundreds of people to evacuate a Utah ski town was started by somebody using a torch to kill weeds, Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Herbert, who toured the fire-damaged area around Brian Head, tweeted that experts told him the weed torch was used in dry conditions. He urged people to be extra careful during hot, dry days. (Jordan Allred/The Spectrum & Daily News, via AP)
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FILE- This Dec. 3, 2016 file image from video provided by KGO-TV shows the Ghost Ship Warehouse after a fire swept through the Oakland, Calif., building. More than six months after the Dec. 2 blaze at the warehouse that authorities said was illegally converted into living quarters, the Oakland Fire Department has released a 50-page report filled with harrowing details of death and panic as the flames and deadly smoke spread. The report contains many previously unknown details about the nation's deadliest structure fire in more than 14 years and says investigators could not determine the cause of the blaze due to extensive fire damage. (KGO-TV via AP, File)
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FILE - This June 7, 2017, file photo, Jodie Ferguson leaves flowers at a small memorial for the victims of a fatal shooting in Sandy, Utah. Sandy Police Chief Kevin Thacker spoke at a news conference Tuesday, June 20, 2017, after questions were raised about whether police missed chances to help victim Memorez Rackley when she reported her ex-boyfriend was threatening her and her children. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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File - In this Dec. 13, 2016 file photo, a ladder stands inside the charred Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland, Calif. More than six months after the Dec. 2 blaze at the warehouse that authorities said was illegally converted into living quarters, the Oakland Fire Department has released a 50-page report filled with harrowing details of death and panic as the flames and deadly smoke spread. The report contains many previously unknown details about the nation's deadliest structure fire in more than 14 years and says investigators could not determine the cause of the blaze due to extensive fire damage. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
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File - In this Dec. 9, 2016 file photo, an Oakland police officer guards the area in front of the art collective warehouse known as the Ghost Ship in the aftermath of a fire in Oakland, Calif. More than six months after the Dec. 2 blaze at the warehouse that authorities said was illegally converted into living quarters, the Oakland Fire Department has released a 50-page report filled with harrowing details of death and panic as the flames and deadly smoke spread. The report contains many previously unknown details about the nation's deadliest structure fire in more than 14 years and says investigators could not determine the cause of the blaze due to extensive fire damage.(AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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Workmen with the city and volunteers help to shore up gaps in the levee in Lafitte, La. as Tropical Storm Cindy threatens the Louisiana coast, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (Ted Jackson/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)
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This satellite image taken Tuesday, June 20, 2017, and released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a tropical storm over the Gulf of Mexico approaching the Gulf Coast. Tropical Storm Cindy hovered over the Gulf of Mexico south of Louisiana on Tuesday, churning tides and spinning bands of rain over the central and eastern Gulf Coast. (NOAA via AP)
