A tropical system creeping towards the state is expected to develop into Hurricane Barry and make landfall on the southwestern Louisiana coast on Saturday. State Climatologist Barry Keim says with it’s current tracking, the most severe area of the hurricane will slam right through the south-central portion of the state.
South-central Louisiana is bracing for 10 to 15 inches of rain.
Governor Edwards is sounding the alarm and calling on residents to get an action plan in place ahead of the soon-to-be Hurricane Barry. Edwards is expected to declare a statewide emergency and He says even thought he system will make landfall in south Louisiana, this is just not a south Louisiana event…
He says they anticipate a storm surge near the mouth of the Mississippi River between three and four feet.
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