Tropical Storm Barry is not picking up much speed and is still several hours away from coming ashore in Louisiana.
"Barry is moving toward the west-northwest near 5 mph," Senior Hurricane Specialist John Cangialosi said from the National Hurricane Center.
Motion much of the night was 3 to 4 miles per hour.
"On the forecast track, the center of Barry will make landfall along the south-central Louisiana coast later today," Cangialosi explained.
Barry remains a tropical storm, for now. The latest advisory, however says it is getting closer to becoming a hurricane.
"Maximum sustained winds have increased to near near 70 mph with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast before landfall, and Barry is expected to be a hurricane when the center reaches the Louisiana coast during the next several hours."
The revised rainfall estimates from NOAA now show the greater New Orleans area is expected to get 2 to 4 inches of rain, with higher totals expected as you move toward the expected landfall zone. Southeast Louisiana remains under a moderate risk for flash flooding with the threat of isolated strong storms flooding localized areas.
The heaviest of the rain is expected in the area around Lafayette, Louisiana. Most of the rain associated with Barry is south of the center, so the heaviest rain is expected after landfall. It could continue into tonight and Sunday.
