Richard Fausset, Emily Lane and Beau Evans
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Slow, misshapen and erratic, the storm comes ashore
After a brief life as a Category 1 hurricane, Barry was downgraded to a tropical storm as it made landfall and continued to weaken. But the threat of flooding brought on by the storm’s incessant rain remained high, particularly in and around Baton Rouge, as the system churned north.
Hurricane Barry spares new Orleans (so far), as inland cities brace for floods
NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Barry crept onto the shores of Louisiana west of flood-weary New Orleans on Saturday, drawing cautious optimism from city residents who saw little rainfall from the storm as of evening, and from officials in western coastal parishes that were drenched and battered but had prepared for much worse.
Slow, misshapen and erratic, the storm comes ashore
NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Barry crept onto the shores of Louisiana west of flood-weary New Orleans on Saturday, drawing cautious optimism from city residents who saw little rainfall from the storm as of evening, and from officials in western coastal parishes that were drenched and battered but had prepared for much worse.
Slow, misshapen and erratic, the storm comes ashore
NEW ORLEANS — Tropical Storm Barry roared ashore in southern Louisiana on Saturday, causing widespread power failures, more than a dozen emergency rescues and pounding rainfall in some communities.
