New Orleans braces for likely hurricane

Tropical Storm Barry is heading towards New Orleans and threatens to turn into the first of this season’s Atlantic hurricanes – the latest in a long line of storms to strike the city


Path of Barry Jul 12-14
Houston
TEXAS
ARKANSAS
Shreveport
LOUISIANA
Mississippi River
MISSISSIPPI
Baton Rouge
Jackson
GULF OF MEXICO
New Orleans
Mobile
ALABAMA
Montgomery
FLORIDA
100km 60 miles


WORST HURRICANES TO HIT NEW ORLEANS
Name 	Date 		Dead 	Damages
Katrina	Aug 2005	1,833	$125bn
Betsy	Sep 1965	75	$1.4bn
Harvey	Aug 2017	68	$125bn
Andrew	Aug 1992	26	$27bn
Rita	Sep 2005	7	$10bn


FLOODING RAIN THREAT
Extreme
Major
Moderate
Localised


Source: National Hurricane Center 
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