Some residents and visitors prepared to flee New Orleans on Thursday as Tropical Storm Barry closed in and officials warned of "extreme rainfall" and flooding if the storm makes landfall by early Saturday as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019.

Storm Barry bears down on New Orleans with 'extreme rainfall,' flooding risk

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Storm Barry bears down on New Orleans with 'extreme rainfall,' flooding risk