Louisiana authorities are urging residents not to underestimate the danger and destruction Tropical Storm Barry threatens as it nears the coast Friday.
With the strengthening storm expected to blow ashore early Saturday near Morgan City as the first hurricane of the season, authorities rushed to close floodgates and raise the barriers around the New Orleans metropolitan area of 1.3 million people for fear of disastrous flooding. The forecast is calling for 15 inches of rain in the city and possibly 25 inches elsewhere. But on the central Gulf Coast, many residents are mainly concerned about life-threatening floods from its rain and storm surge.
As of 7 a.m. CDT Saturday, Barry was located 50 miles southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana, with maximum sustained winds near 70 mph, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
"Water, we have a bunch of nuts and things", he says.
NOAA says that "large death tolls have resulted from the rise of the ocean associated with numerous major hurricanes that have made landfall" with Hurricane Katrina in 2005 a prime example "of the damage and devastation that can be caused by surge".
With lightning flashing in the distance and some streets already covered with water from heavy rains, shoppers at an Albertsons grocery store in Baton Rouge stripped shelves bare of bread by Thursday night.
Petroleum analysts expect gas prices to rise because of Tropical Storm Barry.
Employees at a Costco in New Orleans said bottled water was selling quickly. New Orleans, Lafayette Parish and St. Mary Parish have recommended voluntary evacuations to their residents.
Thousands of Louisianans are breaking out sandbags or fleeing to higher ground as Tropical Storm Barry approaches the coast.
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"It's deeper than they believe it to be, and also there's current that sometimes is imperceptible", Edwards said.
It was reported that at around 10 p.m., "storm surge intensified rapidly in Golden Meadows, LA.This forced the closure of Hwy 1 which runs to Grand Isle cutting off everyone below Golden Meadow who chose to ignore the Mandatory Evacuation".
She says the markets react to uncertainty like global tensions and natural disasters, but they believe prices will stabilize soon.
"When Katrina came through here, some people stayed". The forecast is for 3 to 6 feet of water over normally dry land in low-lying coastal areas.
A hurricane watch, indicating that hurricane conditions are possible in the area within 48 hours, is in effect in areas across Mississippi.
"Heed the warnings", he told CNN's John Berman on Friday, pointing out that fatalities often happen when motorists try to drive through floodwater.
Many residents aren't eager to endure the expense and effort of leaving, compared with what could be a few uncomfortable hours or days without power.
"Everything I own is in it", he said of his truck.
Herb James has lived in New Orleans since he was 11 years old. And though water piled up briefly on some streets, the storm was a good test of the drainage system, Edwards said. "It's a temporary price increase and the prices should be going back to normal", says Mac. "These rains are expected to lead to unsafe, life-threatening flooding over portions of the central Gulf Coast into the Lower Mississippi Valley".
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