Hurricane Barry has landed and the flood warning persists in the United States.

Hurricane Barry finally arrived in Louisiana, USA, where it quickly weakened and became a tropical storm with sustained winds of 100 km / h. However, the decline in its category will not be enough to prevent severe flooding in the region.

According to the report of the National Hurricane Center (NHC), hurricane warning persists in areas surrounding New Orleans and heavy rains on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana.

The hurricane, which landed near Intercoastal City, is the first of this year's Atlantic season and it moves to the northwest about 11 kilometers per hour For this reason, floods are to be feared between Intracoastal City and Biloxi and Lake Pontchartrain, neighbor of New Orleans.

The system arrived about 10 kilometers north-east of Intercoastal City and about 50 kilometers southwest of Lafayette, where it lost its category 1 as a hurricane and became a tropical storm. However, the NHC has asked the people of Louisiana not to let down their guard because there could always be a storm surge both in coastal areas and in areas near the Mississippi River.

The hurricane season in the Atlantic basin officially started on June 1stBut before May 20, a subtropical storm, Andrea, was formed in southeastern Bermuda. She immediately weakened and caused no damage.

According to updated forecasts released by the Colorado State University (CSU) in the United States this week, the activity of hurricane season in the Atlantic will be "almost average", with 14 tropical storms, six of which would become hurricanes. The first: Barry.