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New Orleans is already getting flooded by what could turn into a.....
hurricane!!
PER : (CNN)The first tropical system to slam the US this year is expected to make landfall as a hurricane. But days before landfall, it was already walloping New Orleans with widespread flooding.
The National Hurricane Center predicts Tropical Storm Barry will form in the Gulf of Mexico by Thursday and strengthen to a hurricane by Saturday, when it's expected to make landfall in Louisiana.
The tropical system has already spawned its first tornado warning and flash flood emergency, both in the New Orleans area on Wednesday.
The Flood Protection Authority said it will be closing several flood gates and structures in the New Orleans area starting Wednesday.
"No one should take this storm lightly," Gov. Edwards said.
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We're supposed to get alot of rain beginning tomorrow....
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I just hope it doesn't hit us....It has been raining here off and on all day....ugh
Feel very bad about how its affecting New Orleans , Louisiana
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Mandatory evacuations have been ordered
and over 3,000 National Guard have been deployed there to assist with the residents safety...
OMG....this is really scary...those poor people are getting hit hard again....so sad...
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It appears that its a Tropical Storm...but lots of rain expected which will cause massive flooding...1-3 inches of rain expected per hour
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They are still getting slammed by this storm.....so much water....scary..
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As of Sunday afternoon, Barry was crawling across Louisiana at just 9 mph -- slower than a bicyclist. That means it's still hovering over the same state where it made landfall Saturday, dumping heavy amounts of rain on cities already deluged and flooded..
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