In Houma, there were sustained winds of 33 mph and gusts of almost 50 mph. In Lafouche Parish, water was already washing over the main state highway. Officials in St. Mary Parish said they are expecting 10 to 20 inches in the next three days
As Tropical Storm Barry slogged toward the Gulf Coast on Friday, towns near the Louisiana coast were feeling the effects of a storm expected to be a hurricane when it reaches the mainland Saturday.
. It is the rainfall and storm surge from Barry that worries meteorologists and authorities."What we are faced with, as we're being told, is heavy rain, a slow-moving storm," New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell told CNN's"The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer." Cantrell said that inside the city's vast flood protection system, residents are asked to be home by 8 p.m. and to stay indoors after that.
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