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Tropical Storm Barry Drenches Louisiana Coast

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   The Associated Press contributed to this report.

   Barry, which made landfall as a hurricane Saturday along the Louisiana
   Gulf Coast, quickly weakened to a tropical storm.

   The storm made landfall in Louisiana near Intercoastal City, according
   to the National Hurricane Center, which warned that Barry is likely to
   bring dangerous storm surges, plus strong winds and heavy rain that
   could cause "life threatening flooding" in parts of the Gulf Coast and
   the Lower Mississippi Valley.

   The storm had been expected to dump up to 50 centimeters (nearly 20
   inches) of rain throughout the state by Sunday. The main threat from
   the storm is expected to be its flood potential rather than its high
   winds.

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