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Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for at least 8,000 people in parts of Louisiana ahead of a Tropical Storm Barry that could turn into a hurricane by the weekend. As of Thursday morning, the storm was still brewing in the Gulf of Mexico. According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm hasn't become a depression yet. The disturbance, which had already dumped as much as 8 inches of rain in just three hours over parts of metro New Orleans, was forecast to strengthen into a tropical depression by Thursday and then a tropical storm called Barry Thursday night. New Orleans officials warned that the potential hurricane could bring a coastal storm surge into the mouth of the Mississippi River capable of raising the river's height to 20 feet above sea level, high enough to overflow some sections of the levee system protecting the city. Louisiana Gov Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency on Wednesday. 'The storm system will likely produce storm surge, hurricane force winds,' he said at a news conference. 'No one should take this storm lightly.' National Guard troops are in place across the state, the governor said.

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