Tropical Storm Barry came ashore near Intracoastal City, Louisiana, briefly a minimal Category 1 hurricane before making landfall. Officials still expect heavy rainfall and dangerous storm surges as a result of the storm.
Photos: Tropical Storm Barry makes landfall in Louisiana
Clouds cover the sky over New Orleans ahead of Tropical Storm Barry making landfall in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, July 13, 2019.
(AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Aimee Cutter, the owner of Beach House restaurant, walks through water surge from Lake Pontchartrain on Lakeshore Drive in Mandeville, La., ahead of Tropical Storm Barry, Saturday, July 13, 2019. Barry is expected to reach hurricane strength by the time its center reaches the Louisiana coast, expected before noon local time. The storm is expected to weaken after it moves inland.
Aimee Cutter the owner of Beach House restaurant walks through water surge from Lake Pontchartrain on Lakeshore Drive in Mandeville, La., ahead of Tropical Storm Barry, Saturday, July 13, 2019. Barry is expected to reach hurricane strength by the time its center reaches the Louisiana coast, expected before noon local time. The storm is expected to weaken after it moves inland.
Clouds are seen over the Crescent City Connection bridge at dawn as Tropical Storm Barry approaches in New Orleans, early Saturday, July 13, 2019.
The sky is cloudy as over Lake Pontchartrain on Lakeshore Drive as little flooding is reported in New Orleans, ahead of Tropical Storm Barry making landfall on Saturday, July 13, 2019.
A public works dump truck blocks the Morgan City, La., access to the Long-Allen Bridge in the background, ahead of Tropical Storm Barry, Saturday, July 13, 2019. High buffeting winds are sweeping the truss bridge that crosses over the Atchafalaya River between the communities of Berwick and Morgan City.
Clouds are seen over the Central Business District at dawn as Tropical Storm Barry approaches in New Orleans Saturday, July 13, 2019.
Brothers Brantley, 7, left, Brody, 8, and Bryce O’Hara, 11, play in the waves on Lakeshore Drive With their grandfather Rick O’Hara in New Orleans, La., Friday, July 12, 2019, as water moves in from Lake Pontchartrain from the storm surge from Tropical Storm Barry in the Gulf of Mexico. The area is behind a levee that protects the rest of the city.
FILE – In this Thursday, July 11, 2019, file photo, soldiers with the U.S. Army National Guard work on adding sandbags to levees by the Chalmette Refining plant in Chalmette, La., ahead of Tropical Storm Barry. Barry could harm the Gulf Coast environment in a number of ways. But scientists say it’s hard to predict how severe the damage will be.
Residents fill sandbags for home barriers at one of several locations in Morgan City, La., Friday, July 12, 2019.