"Less than 24 hours before landfall, the National Hurricane Center predicts Tropical Storm Barry will approach Morgan City early Saturday, bringing flood-inducing rain and storm surge with it.
According to the NHC in its 4 a.m. update, Barry has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, and it has started to pivot a bit, now moving west-northwest at 5 mph.
It’s still possible Barry could become a hurricane before landfall, but the injection of dry air into the storm’s center of circulation has cut off its ability to rapidly intensify. "
NOLA.com had the story July 12, 2019.
SEE ALSO:
"Flash Flooding Hits New Orleans As Mississippi River Forecast To Rise To Dangerous Levels" (CNBC)
"New Orleans Braces For Flooding, Trump Declares Emergency Ahead of Storm Barry" (Reuters)
"Tropical Storm Barry’s wind and rain hit Louisiana coast" (AP)
"New Orleans’ Levees Face A Hard Test As Storm Bears Down" (AP)