Barry strengthens to hurricane; storm surge feared
The
Video showed water overtopping a levee in
Barry had strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane by Saturday morning, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), the
Officials predicted Barry would make landfall near
More than 70,000 customers were without power Saturday morning, including 66,830 in
Though expected to be a weak hurricane, Barry threatened disastrous flooding across a swath of the
During a storm update through
The rains were hitting coastal
Parts of
The rains inundated the remote Isle de Jean Charles, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) south of
Barry was moving so slowly, it was likely that heavy rain would continue throughout the weekend, Graham said. There were predictions of 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 centimeters) of rain through Sunday across a swath of
Water was flowing over a "back levee" in Point Celeste in
Officials said they were worried the water could close
Governors declared emergencies in
Gov.
Rescue crews and about 3,000
There was one piece of good news: Late Friday night, forecasters said the
On-again, off again rain hit
"So far it's been really nice. It's been cool. It's been a little breezy," said
Authorities told at least 10,000 people in exposed, low-lying areas along the
Before they did, people packed stores to stock up on bottled water, food and other essentials.
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This story has been edited to correct last name to Watkins, not Williams.
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