not just be in new orleans. it could be anywhere from laugh yit to baton rouge all the way up north maybe even east of little rock to memphis. it s a widespread event. the category means nothing. tom, appreciate it. we ll be wchg for grounds eye view of the flooding and preparations for landfall. we ll check with gary tuckman in the lake view areas of new orleans. gary how is it. the out are bands of the tropical stop storm barry are hitting us. the worst as as we heard comes in the morning. the we are in the lake view district of new orleans. informs devastated during hurricane katerina. and where i m standing is where the dachgs emanated this is the largest drainage canal in new orleans to the left and right is the levy. you heard the 20 foot levies. these were constructed after hurricane katerina. because the levies here before failed before katerina. a 450 foot glash on the left