Barry makes landfall in Louisiana, weakens to tropical storm

ABC News – Dangerous and slow-moving Hurricane Barry made landfall along the central Louisiana coast Saturday afternoon as residents braced for life-threatening amounts of rain.

Some areas of Louisiana are under mandatory evacuation orders as Barry — the first hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season — barrels through the state. Over 300 people have evacuated to shelters, officials said.

Barry was at Category 1 hurricane strength when it made landfall near Intracoastal City. Barry then weakened to a tropical storm.

Though the storm is no longer a hurricane, it’s bringing extremely dangerous amounts of rainfall Saturday night, which could lead to flash flooding.

Rainfall could reach 25 inches in some areas.

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