City of New Orleans agencies and partners today began responding to the aftermath of Tropical Storm Barry as it passed by New Orleans on Saturday. The City remains under a Flash Flood Watch until 7 p.m. Sunday.

As Tropical Storm Barry moves over central Louisiana, the Tropical Storm Warning and the Storm Surge Warning for the New Orleans area have been cancelled. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 7:00 p.m. tonight. Tropical bands with heavy rain could continue to affect the area, with predicted rainfall totals in the two to four inch range. 

A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for your area. More at weather.gov.

Avoid flood waters

• Move to higher ground.
• Don’t walk or drive through flood waters. 
• If water rises around your car, abandon the car immediately.

Report flooding

• Call 911 to report street flooding and life-threatening emergencies.
• View reports of street flooding at streetwise.nola.gov.

Plan for flash flooding: http://ready.nola.gov/plan/flooding/

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Barry remains a tropical storm, however its threat to the New Orleans area has lessened. The National Weather Service now predicts widespread rainfall totals in the six-to-ten inch range, with locally higher amounts possible. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 7 p.m. Sunday, June 14.

Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - East field crews will begin the process of reopening floodgates in an effort to assist with rail, emergency routes, and river commerce.

The National Weather Service has extended the Flash Flood Watch for New Orleans through 7:00 p.m. Sunday, July 14. It was previously set to expire Sunday at 7:00 a.m. Tropical Storm Barry has slowed, pushing the timing of expected impacts further into tonight and Sunday. We are not out of the woods with this system.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell today updated residents on response efforts as Tropical Storm Barry made landfall on Saturday morning.

The slow pace pushed the timing of expected impacts further into today, tonight and Sunday. While the storm surge risk on the Mississippi River has passed, the primary risk of heavy rain remains in New Orleans. Tropical rain bands with heavy rain that could lead to flooding are likely today through Sunday.

New Orleans residents and visitors are encouraged to remain patient and vigilant as Tropical Storm Barry approaches Louisiana. Barry has slowed, pushing the timing of expected impacts further into today, tonight, and Sunday. We are not out of the woods with this system. We expect to be impacted.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has revised the forecast crest of the Mississippi River in New Orleans in the coming days, lowering the projected river height for the area related to Tropical Storm Barry.

The river level at the Carrollton Gauge in New Orleans crested at 16.93 today (Friday, July 12), and has begun to fall. This means that the storm surge has passed and the risk of levee overtopping is minimal.

A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for the New Orleans area. The City of New Orleans continues to prepare for Tropical Storm Barry, which will begin impacting the City this evening through Sunday.