New Orleans just got hit by a deluge. More heavy rain is on the way

New Orleans is facing days of heavy rainfall after 9 inches of rain on Wednesday flooded parts of the city. Storm surge and extensive flooding are forecast in the coming days thanks to Tropical Storm Barry.

New Orleans is facing days of heavy rainfall after 9 inches of rain on Wednesday flooded parts of the city.

Storm surge and extensive flooding are forecast in the coming days thanks to Tropical Storm Barry, the first tropical system to hit the US this year. The Mississippi River in New Orleans could crest Saturday at 20 feet, a level not seen since 1927 and just 1.3 feet shy of the record height set in April 1922, the National Weather Service said.

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