The state is making preparations for a possible slow-moving hurricane to batter the Louisiana coast this weekend. Kevin Barnhart has the story…
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Significant street flooding has occurred in New Orleans this morning as much as eight inches of rain fell in a short period of time. A tornado was spotted near the U-N-O campus and waterspouts in Gentilly. Meanwhile, the northern half of the state is under a heat advisory.

Reviewing our top story, 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 the sea surface temperatures in the gulf are in the mid to upper 80s, and wind shear is expected to decrease, giving the system plenty of fuel to develop.
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Based on current projections, Terrebonne Parish could get the brunt of what may be Hurricane Barry. Terrebonne Parish Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director Earl Eues says workers are already alleviating issues with the parish’s drainage system.
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10 to 15 inches of rain is forecasted to fall in Houma.