Barry Makes Landfall And Becomes Tropical Storm

MIAMI, FL — The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Saturday afternoon that Barry made landfall near Intracoastal, Louisiana and weakened to a tropical storm.

“Barry is moving toward the north-northwest near 8 mph ... A turn toward the north is expected later today and this general motion should continue through Monday," the National Hurricane Center said. "On the forecast track, the center of Barry will move across central and northern Louisiana today and over Arkansas tonight and Monday.

Weather officials reported tropical-storm-force winds extending outward up to 205 miles mainly over water to the southeast of the center.

The system was located about 45 miles west, southwest of Alexandira, Louisiana as of 2 a.m. Eastern Sunday with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph.

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Weather officials said Barry is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 8 to 15 inches over south-central and southwest Mississippi, with isolated maximum amounts of 20 inches.

"Across the remainder of the lower Mississippi Valley, total rain accumulations
of 4 to 8 inches are expected, with isolated maximum amounts of 12
inches," weather officials said. "This rainfall is expected to lead to dangerous, life-
threatening flooding."

Weather officials said a couple of tornadoes are possible today across portions of Louisiana, southern and western Mississippi, and southern and eastern Arkansas.