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This is still, however, going to be a very major rain event for much of the state. but for those areas in and around the morgan city, where we expect the storm to come ashore, its also going to be a wind event. however, when the ground is fully saturated as it will soon be in louisiana, it doesnt take much wind, as you all know, to cause a tree to fall or a utility pole to fall. so these hazards, i think, are going to present themselves all over the state. and we need need to be preparer that. w...

Take it as seriously as they should have because this always has been a rain event predominantly and will have 15-20 inches of rain across most of southern louisiana for about 24 hours, that rain will fall in about 24 hours. we need people to take every precaution to be patient, listen to their local elected officials, and we are doing everything we can to posture ourselves with national guard, state police, with buses, shelters today so that we will be ready for that. im very thankful that pres...

To turn into a hurricane. carley: the president -- sandbagging and heading to higher ground, forecasters predict dangerous storm surge, life-threatening floods. rob: the storm begins to lash the coast. >> reporter: tropical storm barry is fairly far out to sea, 90 miles south southeast of where we are in new orleans, sustained winds of 50 mph, gale force windss which is terrifying on the high seas, not so bad right now. it could all change. we are primarily looking at a rain event for new orlean...

Ainsley: we are back with a fox news alert. louisiana is bracing for impact as tropical storm barry threatens to turn into a hurricane. griff: thousands sandbagging and heading to higher ground. steve: we have fox team coverage right now meteorologist rick reichmuth is tracking the storm here in the studio. we begin with doug mcgelway whmckelway who is livew orleans. >> doug: there was a street crew power washing the sidewalk behind me. i thought to myself why bother because mother nature is goi...

Predict where thats going to happen and how long its going to exist -- but that is another threat of the storm that people might need to take into consideration as they make their preparations. we are looking at ten to 20 inches of rain, with some areas possibly receiving 25 inches, depending upon the storm track. as you know, these rain bands, we dont know exactly how far out they are going to spread. we dont know the intervals between periods of heavy rain. we dont know whether theres going to...

I didnt notice. i am julie banderas and for sandra smith. hurricane barry as it is called is expected to make landfall either tonight or tomorrow, possibly at hurricane strength. predicting that the gulf coast could receive a lot of rain. >> bill: warning residents that they could be facing a serious situation this weekend. >> this is going to be a major weather event for a huge portion of the state of louisiana. and the more information we get, the more concerned we are it is going to be an ext...

Troops have been positioned john bel edwards is morning residents to have a game plan. >> we have to be extremely prepared for a very major rain event across much of louisiana. >> officials in new orleans are advising folks in the path of the store to stay dry and stay put. >> shelter in place. have commodities and supplies to last you upward to 72 hours. >> time is short. if you have preparations you need to complete, it now is the time. you do not have much more time at all before the impacts ...

Jorge accepted a $100,000 bribe to get a real estate developers daughter into the school. he is accused of accepting abroad to get a student on the mens soccer team. lets talk about the weather, powerful noreaster stranding drivers as it moves up the coast, heavy snow in virginia causing multiple crashes. rob: snow blanketing parts of maryland, the storm bringing heavy rain and strong windss to the northeast including new york city. janice dean tracking the storm. every time you think you are do...

That might be the coolest thing i have seen all day. jillian: go to janice dean for the first alert forecast might also be the coolest thing i have seen all day. janice: bad news across the northeast we have a coastal low. a little too warm for snow along the coast. interior sections is where we are getting potentially 6 to 12 inches of snow. lets take a look at the radar. you can see along the coast. heavy rain and wind is going to cause problems. especially in the air. so call your travel agen...

3-year-old separated from his parents to a 78-year-old father of nine, who walked with a cane and had been married for 50 years. the dallas morning news has staggering images of flooding across the midwest, disaster declaration, including nearly 70% of nebraska. rising waters are taking a heavy toll on agriculture there. for more on that, lets bring in bill karins. bill? >> our first billion dollar weather disaster this year when you factor in the agriculture lost. the planting season this yea...