DEVELOPING: Storm system in Gulf of Mexico forecast to become a hurricane on Friday, NWS says. Mississippi River at New Orleans forecast to crest at highest level since 1927 this weekend. Latest forecast:
Flash flooding from heavy rains battered New Orleans on Wednesday, and the worst could be yet to come.
In New Orleans, more than 6 inches of rain fell on The Big Easy between 7:41 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, as residents and visitors to the popular tourist city fled for cover or higher ground.David Grunfeld / The Advocate via AP Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said heavy rains threaten to be too much for levees protecting Plaquemines Parish which extends southeast, into the Gulf of Mexico.
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