Tropical Depression Barry is slowly moving inland, bringing with it the possibility of flooding and tornadoes in central Louisiana and eastern Mississippi.
Briefly a Category 1 hurricane, Barry made landfall in Louisiana on Saturday, and its winds have been steadily weakening. The U.S. National Hurricane Center on Sunday said south-central Louisiana could see rainfall totals of up to 15 inches, and this "rainfall is expected to lead to dangerous, life-threatening flooding."
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