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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — After losing more than 700 trees after last month’s storms, the city of Dallas is developing a “master plan” to plant more. Dallas Parks and Recreation Board President Bobby Abtahi said the trees the city lost were old, mature and thick so it isn’t just about the number lost, it’s about the quality. “These are old, mature, thick trees, so it’s not just the number here. It’s really big, mature trees,” Abtahi…

Updated 8:35 am CDT, Monday, July 15, 2019 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Barry (all times local): 8:25 a.m. Forecasters say more than a foot (30 centimeters) of rain has fallen in parts of Louisiana, prompting new flash flood warnings in that state and in Mississippi as the remnants of Barry inch north through the nation’s midsection. The National Weather Service issued multiple flash flood warnings Monday morning in Louisiana and Mississippi. Forecasters said…

The storm that was known as “Barry” didn’t do much damage to the Gulf Coast energy industry, but hurricane season is just beginning. Share this story with a friend: By Alexandra HartJuly 15, 2019 7:21 amBusiness & Your Money, Energy & Environment

Rebecca Santana and Jonathan Drew, Associated Press Updated 12:34 am CDT, Monday, July 15, 2019 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Even though Tropical Depression Barry did not unleash catastrophic flooding in Louisiana, many across the Gulf Coast were urged to take heed of tornado and flash-flood warnings Monday as the storm moved north. Barry was downgraded from a tropical storm on Sunday afternoon but continued to pose a threat. Much of Louisiana and Mississippi were under flash-flood…

NOORDWIJK, Netherlands — On a sunny Friday in late May, a jubilant wedding party scrambled to the top of a colossal sand dune in this tiny Dutch beach town for a photoshoot, bridesmaids’ arms flailing as their high heels sunk in. The wedding ceremony had just ended at an outdoor venue nestled behind the six-story mountain of sand, which blocked the view of the North Sea. At the town’s main strip nearby, a mostly older…

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/texas/article/Barry-downgraded-to-a-tropical-depression-as-14094878.php Updated 3:40 pm CDT, Sunday, July 14, 2019 MIAMI (AP) — Barry downgraded to a tropical depression as winds weaken over northwest Louisiana; storm still poses flooding threats.

Updated 5:50 am CDT, Sunday, July 14, 2019 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Barry (all times local): 5:45 a.m. A severe thunderstorm embedded in one of Barry’s outer bands began rotating over Mississippi before dawn Sunday, prompting a tornado warning. There were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage. The National Weather Service in Jackson says the storm early Sunday morning was capable of producing a tornado near the small town of Ellisville,…

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/texas/article/National-Hurricane-Center-Barry-has-weakened-to-14093543.php Updated 1:09 pm CDT, Saturday, July 13, 2019 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — National Hurricane Center: Barry has weakened to a tropical storm, with maximum sustained winds now near 70 mph.

People across southern Louisiana are spending the weekend worried about flooding. The water is coming from every direction: the Mississippi River is swollen with rain that fell weeks ago farther north, and a storm called Barry is pushing ocean water onshore while it drops more rain from above. It’s a situation driven by climate change, and one that Louisiana has never dealt with, at least in recorded history. And it’s raising questions about whether New…

HOUSTON — Volunteers packed their bags and their trucks Friday evening for Louisiana. Many remembered the outpouring of support Houston received during Hurricane Harvey. “They helped us during Harvey and we are going to be there for them,” said Chris Fontaine, President of Disaster Rescue Response Specialist Corp. “We had 30 inches of water in our house.” He remembers how fast the Cajun Navy rolled in. “It doesn’t matter which football team you root for,…

HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Barry is getting a bit more organized and nearing the coastline of Louisiana.  Barry is expected to make landfall early Saturday morning with winds near category one hurricane force of 70-75 mph. Barry will have life-threatening impacts along the Louisiana coast and inland, where rain totals could exceed 15 to 20 inches. Heavy rain will continue across Louisiana both Saturday and Sunday. TRACK BARRY: Barry interactive map, expected rainfall and more…

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/texas/article/Barry-strengthens-into-a-hurricane-as-it-nears-14093314.php Published 10:02 am CDT, Saturday, July 13, 2019 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Barry strengthens into a hurricane as it nears the Louisiana coast, threatening millions with heavy rains, storm surge.

Updated 1:31 am CDT, Saturday, July 13, 2019 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Barry (all times local): 1:25 a.m. The National Weather Service has issued tornado warnings for parishes in the New Orleans area as Tropical Storm Barry approaches the southern Louisiana coast. The agency issued tornado warnings for southwestern St. Bernard Parish and northwestern Plaquemines Parish early Saturday. A bulletin said a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — People boarded up buildings, stocked up on water and braced for torrents of rain and punishing wind from a strengthening Tropical Storm Barry that threatened millions as it churned a path ashore and tested efforts to guard against flooding since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans 14 years ago. Officials predicted Barry would make landfall Saturday morning near Morgan City as the first hurricane of the season, with the edges of the…

NEW ORLEANS — This live blog has moved! Click here for continuing coverage from WWL-TV starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 12. This page will remain as a reference. Friday, July 12:   9:35 a.m. – Jefferson Parish transit will suspend service at 7 pm Friday. All service is cancelled Saturday. 9:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. 9:05 a.m. – Update from the Flood Protection Authority St. Bernard Parish – Beginning at 10:00 AM the sector…

NEW ORLEANS — This live blog has moved! Click here for continuing coverage from WWL-TV starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 12. This page will remain as a reference. Friday, July 12:   9:35 a.m. – Jefferson Parish transit will suspend service at 7 pm Friday. All service is cancelled Saturday. 9:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. 9:05 a.m. – Update from the Flood Protection Authority St. Bernard Parish – Beginning at 10:00 AM the sector…

NEW ORLEANS — Here is a live blog with the latest updates on Tropical Storm Barry in the Gulf of Mexico, the first major named storm of the 2019 hurricane season that’s bearing down on the Louisiana coast.  Friday, July 12:   8:40 a.m. – LASPCA evacuating some shelter pets ahead of Tropical Storm Barry 8:20 a.m. – Evacuation Shelter opened at the Belle Chasse Auditorium. Open to Plaquemines Parish residents and pets. Full parish-by-parish evacuation list…

Kevin Mcgill and Janet Mcconnaughey, Associated Press Updated 8:32 am CDT, Friday, July 12, 2019 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Building toward hurricane strength, Tropical Storm Barry began hitting Louisiana with wind and rain Friday as it closed in for what forecasters said will be a long, slow — and epic — drenching that could trigger flooding in and around New Orleans. With the storm expected to blow ashore by early Saturday, National Guard troops and rescue…

Updated 7:46 am CDT, Friday, July 12, 2019 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Barry (all times local): 7:40 a.m. National Hurricane Center director Ken Graham says people should be concerned even if Barry comes ashore as a tropical storm instead of a hurricane because its slow movement will bring hazardous drenching rain either way. Speaking Friday, Graham said the storm’s slow movement means there’ll be more rainfall. Forecasters say there’s still a…

HOUSTON — Barry is getting a bit more organized and nearing the coastline of Louisiana. Still expecting landfall in the central coastline overnight tonight in to Saturday morning as a strong tropical storm. Maximum sustained winds expected up to 70 mph. If they were at 74 mph we would have a category 1 hurricane on our hands.  This has allowed the NHC to lower its intensity forecast for the storm. Even thought they did- it…