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Streets flood again as heavy rains unload on New Orleans

A creative person uses a canoe to get around in Mid-City Saturday. Photo: John Yeager

NEW ORLEANS – For the second time in two weeks, heavy storms stalled over New Orleans, dropping inches of rain and closing several streets.

Shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for New Orleans area until 6 p.m. Saturday. The warning comes after heavy rain dumped more than three inches of water on some parts of the metro area.

The Sewerage and Water Board tells WWLTV that all pumps are working correctly to remove the water from the streets.

“Pumps can handle one inch of water in the first hour, and half an inch of water every hour after that,” Lisa Martin with S&WB told Eyewitness News in July.

Saturday's flooding comes just two weeks after heavy rains caused similar street flooding.

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