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Barry becomes hurricane as it bears down on Louisiana: NHC
8:28am PDT - July 13th, 2019 barry storm - ReutersStorm Barry was upgraded to hurricane status on Saturday as it moved onto Louisiana with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h), and its center is expected to cross the coast during the next few hours, the National Hurricane Center said.