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 its current tracking, the most severe area of the hurricane will slam right through the south-central portion of the state.
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South-central Louisiana is bracing for 10 to 15 inches of rain.

New Orleans has already received a heavy dose of rain, a strong cluster of storms dumped eight inches during a three-hour period causing widespread street flooding in the city. It made life difficult for visitors and residents in the French Quarter…
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There was also a tornado reported near the UNO campus and several waterspouts over Lake Ponchartrain.

Governor John Bel Edwards says be prepared for a significant rain and storm surge event from a storm system that’s expected to strengthen into a Category One Hurricane and make landfall in southwest Louisiana on Saturday. Edwards says the yet to be named storm will move slowly towards the Louisiana coast
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He says they are anticipating a storm surge near the mouth of the Mississippi River between three and four feet. National Weather Service Meteorologist Tim Erickson says the river is expected to hit 19 feet on Friday and a flood warning has been issued for the New Orleans area…
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Levees in New Orleans are built to handle 20 to 21 feet river levels, but the Army Corps of Engineers says New Orleans will be protected.