Barry, now a tropical depression, soaks much of Louisiana while sparing New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS - Barry continued to soak Louisiana and Mississippi as it weakened to a tropical depression Sunday over Northwestern Louisiana. While the low-lying city of New Orleans appeared to have dodged a catastrophic deluge, the National Hurricane Center warned of tornadoes, gale-force winds and "dangerous, life-threatening flooding."
"I, for one, am glad the forecasted rains and flooding did not materialize," Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said during an evening media briefing in Baton Rouge.
"This was a storm, obviously, that could have played out very, very differently. We're thankful that the worst-case scenario did not happen, but we understand here in Louisiana, if nowhere else, that will not always be the case."
