"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. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Flash Flooding Hits New Orleans As Mississippi River Forecast To Rise To Dangerous Levels" (CNBC) [3]

"New Orleans Is Already Flooded — And The Worst May Be Yet To Come: Forecasters Are Predicting A Hurricane" (USA TODAY) [4]

"New Orleans Braces For Flooding, Trump Declares Emergency Ahead of Storm Barry" (Reuters) [5]

"Tropical Storm Barry’s wind and rain hit Louisiana coast" (AP) [6]

"New Orleans’ Levees Face A Hard Test As Storm Bears Down" (AP) [7]