Governor Edwards says Tropical Storm Barry will be a major weather event for much of Louisiana. The storm is expected to make landfall Saturday morning as a Category One hurricane. But Edwards provided has some good news. He says the storm surge forecast at the mouth of Mississippi River has been lowered.
“And while that is a slight difference, it has resulted in a new forecast that calls for no water overtopping any portion of the levee on the Mississippi River,” said Edwards.
Edwards says flooding is the biggest concern. Power outages are also likely. He says if you have yet to prepare for this storm, now is the time to do it.
“It won’t be very long from now before we’ll have tropical storm force winds that will impact our state and then be followed by hurricane force winds,” said Edwards.
Louisiana National Guard Major General Glenn Curtis says 3,000 of their soldiers have been deployed.
“We are assisting in some levee operations, assisting with evacuations, moving commodities and water into position to where we think they will be needed,” said Edwards.
