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.
Keim says the slow moving storm could still be in central Louisiana by late Saturday night.
10-20 inches of rainfall from Tropical Storm Barry is expected to close numerous roads, especially south of Interstate 10. State Department of Transportation spokesperson Rodney Mallett says during heavy rainfall, don’t drown, turn around…
Cut 10 (08) “…let’s just be safe.”
check 5-1-1-la-dot-org for road closures.
Caddo and Bossier Parish deputies are being deployed to south Louisiana as part of the Louisiana Sheriff’s Task Force. Caddo Sheriff’s spokesperson Bobby Herring.
Cut 12 (11) “…high water trucks.”
Kevin Barnhart checked in with Baton Rouge residents hard at work defending their homes with sandbags…