Page 595 - Flash Flooding News Today

Lake pontchartrain is flooded pretty good in some of these neighborhoods. most of these homes over here if you look over here are elevated. they sit on stilts. we talked to a family who had just gotten home yesterday about why that is. >> when you have a lake front you anticipate there will be some flooding. rob: is this normal where you have your house on the stilts. >> , yeah, 3457b, when you live on the lake front have you got to be up. rob: baton rouge got hammered by this storm. a lot of ra...

>> shepard: we wish you nothing but the best. i understand the police are not open to a criminal investigation but you are considering hiring a detective. good luck. ahead, what was hurricane barry, the forecasters are still warning of the threat of flash flooding and even tornadoes. who is in the path of the danger now and what its like in areas hit by the storm. we are live in new orleans and beyond, stay with us. ♪ ♪ limu emu and doug. what do all these people have in common, limu?

We were threatened of seeing up to 27 inches. the storm is now getting towards little rock and as far as illinois. thunderstorms in texas. the concern is this heavy rain band in central portions of louisiana. this area of red is a flash flood warning. one spot had a foot of rain north of lake charles. we are waiting for the confirmation to see if thats the highest rainfall total. flood flashes go up here to all areas of louisiana. here is that line of thunderstorms, you can see the active lighte...

Depression still deal with potential for strong to severe storms as well as the flooding potential. some of these areas received 8 to 10, even 12 inches of rainfall from barry as it made landfall. still dealing with flooding potential all the way up the mississippi river valley in towards the tennessee and ohio river valley. so flooding is going to be a big concern. i know you talked about the waters diminishing. but the waters rising can happen very quickly as well. the other big story we are g...

Manhattan. billionaire and accused sexual predator jeffrey epstein is in a hearing now on whether he should be allowed bail. apparently we are getting details around the case. we will be back with more on that. an update on tropical depression barry after that storm made landfall over the weekend. battering louisiana and flooding roads in big cities like baton rouge. the storm has been downgraded but theres still the possibility of more rain and flash flooding. officials are getting ready for th...

Northern louisiana, mississippi, western tennessee and arkansas. flash flooding, rain, 6-12 inches, 20 inches in some locations. again, this is not done. we want to make sure people are aware that a threat still exists when it comes to barry. jedediah: pete, aside from the obvious threat of the flooding and the dangers of that, what has been your biggest challenge in terms of dealing with this current situation? >> well, i think, you know, to make sure people dont put themselves at risk and dont...

Up to 20 inches, maybe higher in isolated cases. thats what were going to watch to see how it plays out today. heres the current radar. you can see the looping beams here. the heaviest range from lafayette to the coast. then we had this one band from new orleans northwards, slidell towards hatitiesburg and thats the area we have two distinct bands of very heavy rainfall. as far as the risk goes, this map tells us who has the best chance of flash flooding. the moderate risk in areas of red, south...

Where local officials say those waters have mostly receded but there is still danger of flash flooding and river flooding and there are ongoing issues with power outages and tens of thousands of people are still across the dark in the state of louisiana including customers around new orleans where utility crews have been busy today repairing lines working to get the lights back on. the coast guard rescued a dozen people yesterday by helicopter including a couple of medical emergencies but no rep...

I ask everyone to stay vigilant and be safe. this is always been projected to be a rain. the storm isnt as fast as it might have been and a slow storm means more flooding. so louisianians are bracing for rising rivers and storm surges after hurricane katrina in 2005 in which 1800 people died artificial defenses were upgraded but not all of them some levees like near the town of myrtle grove on the mississippi river are still sub par. for this sector of levee hasnt been done yet and it cant be do...

Leland: fox news alert as the port of mississippi, port of new orleans is back in business, the coast guard reopening the gateway to the lower mississippi this morning just one day after hurricane barry struck land on saturday. meanwhile, recovery efforts for which now tropical storm barry is already underway along the gulf coast, but experts say its way too early to tell the full long-term damage of the region and also look in terms of how much more flooding is ahead of us. joining us now from ...