Mphepo yamkuntho yoopsa idayambitsa machenjezo a chimphepo chamkuntho ndikuwononga mzinda wa New Orleans Lachitatu m'mawa, zomwe zidasokoneza kuyenda ndikukakamiza kutseka kwa City Hall. Kusefukira kwa madzi kunachitika pamene malo otentha, omwe posachedwapa atha kukhala Tropical Storm Barry, adapeza mphamvu pa Gulf of Mexico.
Chigumula chadzidzidzi chinalengezedwa ku Jefferson Parish, ndi mvula ya 4-6 mainchesi ndi zina zambiri panjira kuyambira 9:30 am CDT.
A Storm Surge Watch ikugwira ntchito ku Orleans, St. Charles, Upper Jefferson, Upper Plaquemines, ndi Upper St. Bernard.
New Orleans akuluakulu a mzinda ndi omwe ali nawo National Weather Service adalimbikitsa anthu kuti asachoke mumsewu ndikupita kumalo okwera ngati akumana ndi kusefukira kwamadzi. Kanema wa EarthCam yemwe adalemba mu Quarter yaku France adajambula vidiyo yodziwika bwino mumsewu wa Bourbon Street pansi pamadzi pomwe magalimoto amadutsa pamzerewu ndipo mvula yamphamvu ikupitilira kugwa. Pakati pa 6 am ndi 9 am nthawi yakomweko, pafupifupi mainchesi 5.56 adagwa ku New Orleans.
Chiwopsezo cham'madera otentha chakumapeto kwa sabata komanso kumapeto kwa sabata chimatha kubweretsa chigumula cha mvula yopitilira 2 kumadera ena a Gulf states, zomwe Sojda adati zidabweretsa ngozi ku gombe la Louisiana.
