Tropical Storm Barry has picked up strength, and is now projected to be a category one hurricane when it makes landfall near Morgan City around seven in the morning on Saturday. State Climatologist Barry Keim says there’s still some uncertainty, but forecasters are increasingly confident about the system’s track.
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There’s been debate as to whether or not the system will be a tropical storm or hurricane when it makes landfall, but Keim says either way the amount of rain will be nearly identical.
State officials are preparing to lose a number of roads south of I-10 to flooding from Barry. Department of Transportation spokesperson Rodney Mallett says the slogan he likes to use during heavy rainfall events, don’t drown, turn around…
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There’s been serious concerns that the Mississippi River, which is already at a high level, could be overtopped when storm surge from Barry hits the mouth of the river, but Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Chairman Chip Kline has some good news.
Kevin Barnhart spoke with south Louisiana residents who are armoring their homes with sandbags…