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Updated Jul 15, 2019 - Science

In photos: Storm Barry's impact as it crawls across Louisiana

Gigi Sukin
People canoe down Lakeshore Drive along the shore of Lake Pontchartrain after it was flooded in the wake of Hurricane Barry on July 13.

People canoe down Lakeshore Drive along the shore of Lake Pontchartrain after it was flooded in the wake of Hurricane Barry. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images

After a brief spell as a hurricane, Barry continued to churn a swath of flooding and torrential rain from Louisiana and Mississippi to eastern Arkansas.

Details: The National Weather Service issued flash-flooding warnings on Saturday for the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts, as the storm brings with it torrential rain and potentially "life-threatening flooding" — which the National Hurricane Center forecast could continue into the middle of the coming week. On Sunday, Barry was downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression.

A couple walks their bikes through a flooded street after Tropical Storm Barry came ashore in Mandeville, Louisiana.
A flooded street in Mandeville, Louisiana. Photo: Seth Herald/AFP/Getty Images
Residents repair damage to their fish camp following Hurricane Barry on July 14.
Residents repair damage to their fish camp in Wilkerson Bayou, Louisiana. Photo:Scott Olson/Getty Images
Water recedes from around a fish camp following Hurricane Barry on July 14.
Water recedes from around a fish camp following storm Barry. Photo:Scott Olson/Getty Images
People float down Lakeshore Drive which is covered by water from Lake Pontchartrain after the area flooded in the wake of Hurricane Barry on July 13.
Lakeshore Drive which is covered by water from Lake Pontchartrain after the area flooded in the wake of Hurricane Barry in Mandeville, Louisiana. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
A man jumps a wave as it breaks against a floodwall in a park along the shore of Lake Pontchartrain after the area flooded in the wake of Hurricane Barry on July 13.
A man jumps a wave as it breaks against a floodwall in a park along the shore of Lake Pontchartrain in Mandeville, Louisiana. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
A port floods as Tropical Storm Barry makes landfall in Intracoastal City, Louisiana on July 13.
A port floods as Tropical Storm Barry makes landfall in Intracoastal City, Louisiana. Photo: Seth Herald/AFP/Getty Images
A parking lot is flooded as Tropical Storm Barry makes landfall in Berwick, Louisiana.
A parking lot is flooded as Tropical Storm Barry makes landfall in Berwick, Louisiana. Photo: Seth Herald/AFP/Getty Images
A business in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, closes as the city braces for Barry. Many businesses in the city have closed and tourists have left. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
People gather in Morgan City, Louisana, Saturday in case help is needed amid the threat of flooding in the area. Photo: Getty Images/Seth Herald
A truck blocks the path to a bridge in Morgan City, Louisiana ahead of Tropical Storm Barry Saturday. Photo: Getty Images/Seth Herald
A water measurement gauge in the Atchafalaya river in Morgan City, Louisiana ahead of Tropical Storm Barry Saturday, July 13. Photo: Getty Images/Seth Herald

Editor's note: This article has been updated with more details on the storm and additional photos.

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