New Orleans Faces Flooding from High Cresting Mississippi River This Weekend. What Happens If A Gulf Hurricane Shows Up, Too?

“We have had high-water events in hurricane season, but we have NEVER had a water elevation forecast like this.” — Spokesman Ricky Boyett, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers,  New Orleans District in Louisiana   July 10, 2019 New Orleans, Louisiana –  Today the low pressure area south of Tallahassee in the Gulf of Mexico …

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