Headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, this morning, Tropical Storm barry is closing in on louisiana. The biggest threat is not high winds but the rain and storm surge. The effects of barry are already being felt all along the gulf coast. The storm could be the first hurricane of the season. Marc liverman is in new york. Marc, i know people are preparing, but how are First Responders preparing . Well, annemarie, rescue crews and guard troops are taking up a position around the state of louisiana, bracing for the arrival tonight or tomorrow morning. As to how big an impact well have, were still a few hours away from knowing away for sure. The outer bands are now lapping at the louisiana coast. Weend in the region. Tss a seve the National Weather service is using terms like lifethreatening floods. Barry is a system almost certain to send a deluge of water to the area. As much as 25 inches could fall in some places. There are three ways louisiana flo
Headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, the weather system in the gulf of mexico this morning could strengthen into the first hurricane of the storm season as early as tomorrow. Flash flood warnings are in effect from texas to florida as residents prepare for high winds and dangerous flooding. Marc liverman is here in new york. Marc, how much of a threat is this going to be . Good morning, annemarie. Still too early to say how and where things will be impacted. One thing is for sure. The storm soon to be named barry is going to take a big toll. Storm watches and warnings are now in place in states along the gulf of mexico. The entire coastal area of louisiana is at play. A large storm system is brewing over the gulf of mexico. This weekend its expected to develop into hurricane barry, the first of the 2019 season. On wednesday new orleans got a possible preview of whats to come, an extensive downpour that caused flooding in just three hours. Pretty
That is the highest one day total ever. August is the wettest month on record in texas. And to put this in perspective the National Weather Service Today added two new colors to its rainfall charts including light pink which signals 30 inches or more and 40 inches have fallen in dayton, texas. Ten to 20 additional inches are forecast by friday, at least two people have been killed. That number is expected to rise. And there have been thousands of rescues in houston and surrounding towns. Anthony . Mason it must be amazing to see all of this play out in front of you. Harvey blasted ashore friday night as a category four hurricane in rockport, texas. The area was under a mandatory evacuation and about half heeded the call. Today residents returned to pick up the pieces. Jamie yuccas is in rockport tonight. Jamie . Reporter anthony, the response is remarkable, even in an area that was so hard hit, this is the mobile command center. Where officials have been mobilizing for days hoping to g
What are you going to do tonight to celebrate . Im going to go hide in my bed. This is the cbs evening news. Mason good evening. Im Anthony Mason. A monster named harvey is creeping up on the gulf coast of texas. When it comes ashore late tomorrow or early saturday, it could be the first major hurricane to hit the u. S. In 12 years with winds over 125 miles an hour. Storm surges and as much as 30 inches of rain could bring what the National Weather Service Calls lifethreatening floods. Watches and warnings are posted up and down the coast. Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration in 30 counties. And gasoline prices surged to a threeweek high as at least two refineries in Corpus Christi were shut down. Manuel bojorquez begins our coverage. Reporter along the texas coast tonight, people are boarding up, piling sbz around homes and businesses, and leaving store shelves empty as they stock up on food and water, all in preparation for hurricane harvey, expected to make landf
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