Levee gates at the Surge Barrier located in New Orleans East, Seabrook Sector Gate located at the mouth of the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal (IHNC), Bayou Dupre, Caernarvon, Bayou Bienvenue, Highway 11 floodgates in New Orleans East, floodgates at Lakefront Airport, floodgates along Lakeshore Drive, Highway 90 floodgate, and all Mississippi floodgates in Orleans Parish are closed.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for areas outside of the levee system in Orleans Parish, including Venetian Isles, Lake Catherine, and Irish Bayou, with a surge between three to six feet possible. Due to the closure and anticipated high water on the roadways, public safety personnel will be unable to respond to calls for service.

Parking restrictions on neutral grounds and sidewalks remain suspended until further notice. DPW will continue to remove stranded vehicles that are making roadways impassable. As of Friday morning, there are 58 flooded vehicles at DPW facilities. Residents whose vehicles have been moved should call 3-1-1 for information on retrieval.

Barry has turned more toward the northwest, however, there are no major changes to local impact forecast since our last update. 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 is likely to impact the New Orleans area as early as Friday afternoon and through Sunday.

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 is likely to impact the New Orleans area as early as Friday morning and through Sunday.

On Friday, garbage and recycling collections will occur as scheduled.

On Saturday, garbage and recycling collections will be suspended with specific exclusions.

The National Weather Service expects the primary impact from this system to be heavy rain, with rainfall totals currently predicted in the ten-to-20 inch range in New Orleans and locally higher amounts possible. The greatest risk for heavy rainfall currently appears to be Friday through Sunday. A Flash Flood Watch will continue to remain in effect. 

All staffed pumping stations will have operators on duty throughout the event. Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) crews will constantly monitor all underpass pumping stations. All turbines and all but two of the city’s 120 drainage and constant-duty pumps are available, including all major drainage pumps capable of pumping 1,000 cubic feet of water per second (cfs) or more.

The City of New Orleans continues to prepare for impacts from Potential Tropical Cyclone Two, which is expected to strengthen to a tropical depression early Thursday, a tropical storm late Thursday, and a hurricane by late Friday. This system has shifted slightly eastward overnight and has the potential to impact parts of southeastern Louisiana.

The City of New Orleans continues to prepare for impacts from Potential Tropical Cyclone Two, which is expected to strengthen to a tropical storm by late Thursday. This system has the potential to impact parts of southeastern Louisiana.