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New Orleans flooding caused by sudden rain in what might be 'a taste of what could occur'
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Pedestrians make their way through high water in the CBD after a downpour and flood in New Orleans. Credit: Chris Granger, NOLA
The National Weather Service put the official rainfall in New Orleans at more than 7 inches over the span of six hours Wednesday morning, with some personal weather stations dotting the city registering much higher levels. In the Central Business District, a rain gauge tallied up 11 inches by mid-morning. In some areas, the rain fell at more than 6 inches an hour, which is several times the rate than can be pushed by the city’s pumps into Lake Pontchartrain.
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