Most of the state’s coast is now under a Hurricane Watch with the most recent forecast showing a system in the Gulf will develop into Hurricane Barry and make landfall somewhere along the south-central to southwest Louisiana coast Saturday. National Weather Service meteorologist Tim Erickson says one concern that comes with this storm is the possibility of tornados.
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Several cyclones were witnessed in Lake Ponchartrain near the University of New Orleans campus.
Along with tornadoes, State Climatologist Barry Keim says even if the storm does make landfall in the southwestern portion of The Boot, the system’s current track will have it slowly creep past the southeastern coast, bringing storm surge.
South-central Louisiana is bracing for 10 to 15 inches of rain.
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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 with iconic locations in the French Quarter such as Royal Street and Hotel Monteleon having viral videos showing at least a foot of water in lobbies.