Storm Barry moves inland from New Orleans, leaves rain and flooding in its wake
NEW ORLEANS, July 14 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Barry trudged through northwestern Louisiana on Sunday, threatening tornadoes and dropping up to 15 inches of rain in some places to create life-threatening flood conditions along the Mississippi River. Barry, which made landfall as a category 1 hurricane on Saturday then quickly weakened to a tropical storm, was 50 miles (85 km) south-southeast of Shreveport with maximum sustained winds of 40 miles (65 km) per hour on Sunday morning. Fears that Barry might devastate the low-lying city of New ...
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