Barry Mostly Spares Metro New Orleans, Flood Risk Remains

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The first hurricane of the 2019 season to hit the U.S. coast largely spared metro New Orleans, but officials warned residents to remain vigilant as the rain continued

Forecasters warned of heavy rain through Monday across portions of the lower Mississippi Valley with isolated areas getting up to 10 inches in eastern

Arkansas, western Tennessee, southeast Missouri and northwest Mississippi, according to the National Hurricane Center. Tornadoes were also possible throughout...

 

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We are getting flooding in the midwest.

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