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Threat of flooding and even the possibility the mississippi river could crest over the levees for the first time in modern history. joining me now is mark sclesteen who has been watching and covering the storm closely. mark, what are the three -- what are the major concerns for the army corps and the folks in new orleans who are at moderate risk? >> well, the biggest one really is the rainfall potential. this has the potential of being a huge rainmaker, and that's a real problem for new orleans on a regular day, much less while you've got hurricane-force winds or even tropical storm-force wind...

Likely result in huge rainfall totals, according to the national hurricane center, the storm could produce 15 to 20 inches of rain, even 25 inches in isolated areas. now you may recall a similar situation in the houston area with hurricane harvey nearly two years ago when that very slow-moving storm dumped more than 60 inches of rain in some areas. the other factor plaguing new orleans, of course, is the geography. the city is essentially a bowl, and with the mississippi river on one side and lake pontchartrain on the other. and the combination of an already swollen mississippi following the w...