tropical storm barry dropped locally heavy rainfall along its path, peaking at 23.43 in (595 mm) near ragley, louisiana. waterspouts were reported on lake pontchartrain. one tornado struck the gentilly neighborhood in new orleans, damaging two homes. a tide station in amereda pass recorded a storm surge of nearly 7 ft (2.1 m). on the southern shore of lake pontchartrain, storm surge exceeded 3 ft (0.91 m), while its northern shores expected tides 3 to 5 ft (0.91 to 1.52 m) above normal. flooding also occurred on the banks of the atchafalaya river in morgan city, louisiana. the lower dularge east levee in terrebonne parish was overtopped, prompting a mandatory evacuation for nearby areas. on the afternoon of july 12, louisiana highway 1 south of golden meadow—the only thoroughfare leading out of grand isle and port fourchon—was closed after seawater began to inundate portions of the road.