GARRISON.
GARRISON. AND I'M METEOROLOGIST
PATRICK
PATRICK VAUGHN. GO INTO FIRST WEATHER
WEATHER
THE
THE 12NEWS WEATHER TEAM CONTINUES TO MONITOR TROPICAL STORM BARRY IN THE GULF OF
MEXICO. TROPICAL STORM BARRY IS
NOW EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL
AROUND 7 A.M. SATURDAY MORNING
ALONG THE LOUISIANA COASTLINE AS
A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER'S LATEST
UPDATE. THE 1 P.M. UPDATE ON
TROPICAL STORM BARRY FROM THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
REPORTED BARRY STRENGTHENING
WITH WINDS OF 65 MPH. THE STORM
IS EXPECTED TO TURN TO THE
NORTHWEST LATER TODAY. BARRY IS
FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL
SATURDAY MORNING AS A MINIMAL
HURRICANE AND THEN QUICKLY
WEAKEN. MINIMAL EFFECTS ARE
STILL EXPECTED FOR SOUTHEAST
TEXAS THIS WEEKEND
12NEWS REPORTER RACHEL KELLER
SPENT SOME TIMES AT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES
FOR UPDATES ON THE STORM'S
12NEWS
12NEWS REPORTER RACHEL KELLER SPENT SOME TIMES AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES
FOR UPDATES ON THE STORM'S
PROJECTED PATH. LET'S LISTEN IN.
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AROUND THE CLOCK TRACKING
TROPICAL STORM BARRY AND ITS
PATHWAY. ITS EXPECTED TO MAKE
LANDFALL ALONG THE LOUISIANA
COAST SATURDAY MORNING. AS WE
TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE ITS REALLY
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM RIGHT
NOW. CENTRAL LOUISIANA IS THE
AREA OF CONCERN HERE. NEW
ORLEANS, BATON ROUGE AND
SURROUNDING AREAS ARE ON HIGH
ALERT. PENDING THE FORECAST, WE
THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A VERY
SIGNIFICANT THREAT FOR THE STORM
SURGE FLOODING, FLASH FLOODING,
ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL,
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. WE'RE
FORECASTING UP TO POTENTIALLY
TWENTY MAYBE LOCALLY AS MUCH AS
THIRTY INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF
THOSE AREAS. IT JUST DEPENDS ON
WHERE THE RAIN BANDS SET UP OR
WHERE THE PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINS
FALL. WE'LL BE MONITORING THE
SYSTEM FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING
AND POTENTIAL TORNADOES AS WELL.
WE'RE ALSO BRIEFING OUR
EMERGENCY MANAGERS, ELECTED
OFFICIALS, AND SO FORTH ON
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM BARRY. AS
FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS, CITIES
TOWARD THE NORTHEASTERN BORDER
COULD FACE HIGHER WINDGUSTS AND
RAIN. YOU CAN ALSO STAY UP TO
DATE WITH THE FORECAST ON OUR
12NEWSNOW APP. IN LAKE CHARLES
AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE,
I'M RACHEL KELLER 12NEWS.
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD OUR 12
NEWS
NEWS NOW
NEWS NOW APP TO STAY UPDATED ON TROPICAL STORM BARRY'S PATH.
FOLKS
FOLKS OVER IN CAMERON PARISH ARE PREPARING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THE TORM.
THAT'S WHERE WE FIND 12NEWS
REPORTER WILLIAM BLANCHETTE WITH
AN UPDATE.
IT STILL REMAINS CALM HERE INN
CAMERON
CAMERON BUT THERE STILL SOME HERE THAT HAVE BEEN PPEPARING, BUYING EXTRA WATER AND FOOD JUST
IN CASE THAT VOLUNTARY
EVACUATION ORDER WAS ISSUED
YESTERDAY AROUND NOON..
SHERIFF RON JOHNSON SAYS, SINCE
THE VOLUNTARY EVACUATION ORDER
WAS ISSUED YESTERDAY, THERE'S
NOTHING NEW ON THEIR END, THEY
STILL HAVE EXTRA PATROL OUT TO
HELP MONITOR EVACUATIONS.
JOHNSON SAYS HE'S READY TO MOVE
THEIR 911 COMMUNICATIONS FURTHER
NORTH IF AT THE LAST MINUTE,
BARRY DECIDES TO MAKE A SHARP
TURN TO THE WEST. THE SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT WILL BE PUTTING
UPDATES ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE
AS THE STORM GETS CLOSER SHRIMP
BOAT WORKERS ALONG THE COAST
TELL US THEY PLAN TO PUT A
TEMPORARY HALT ON THEIR
OPERATIONS THIS WEEKEND UNTIL
THE STORM SETTLES. WE DID GET
CHANCE TO TALK TO SOME OUT HERE
WHO PLAN ON NOT LEAVING.
"MIGHT GET SOME WINDS AND A
GOOD BIT OF RAIN POSSIBLY, BUT
FOR THE MOST PART I THINK WE ARE
GOING TO BE SAFE"
SHERIFF RON JOHNSON SAYS EITHER
SATURDAY EVENING OR SUNDAY
MORNING IS WHEN HE BELIEVES THE
VOLUNTARY
VOLUNTARY EVACUATION WILL BE LIFTED. JOHNSON SAYS HE PRETTY CONFIDENT THERE WILL BE NO
MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER
ISSUED HERE BECAUSE THERE IS
ONLY LESS THAN A DAY LEFT LIVE
IN CAMERON WB 12NEWS
AS BARRY MAKES IT'S WAY TO
LOUISIANA---- GROUPS OF TEXANS
ARE PACKING UP TO DO THE SAME.
THEY'RE PART OF A NON PROFIT
GROUP CALLED CHEROKEE SEARCH AND
RESCUE. ONCE THE STORM IS
OVER---- THEY'RE GOING TO SMALL
TOWNS IN LOUISIANA TO OFFER
SUPPLIES, MEDICAL ATTENTION, AND
HELP LOCAL AUTHORITIES WITH
SEARCH AND RESCUE. IF YOU'D
LIKE TO SEND SOME SUPPLIES WITH
THEM, YOU CAN CALL DAVID
WAGSTAFF AT 409-962-8808.
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