Call it what you will...heavy rain threatens Gulf Coast 8:10 P.M. ET 9/22/2004 Buzz Bernard & Anthony Diaz, Meteorologists, The Weather Channel National Forecast Video South Resurrected Tropical Storm Ivan bears watching in the Gulf of Mexico as it churns toward the upper Texas/Louisiana Gulf Coast bearing squally bands of rain. Tides may come up a bit, too, and a coastal flood watches and warnings have been issued for parts of the northwestern Gulf Coast. Showers from Ivan may punch inland Thursday over far eastern Texas, Louisiana and northward up the lower Mississippi Valley.