Hurricane Barry arrived on Louisiana's shores Friday as the first "cane" of the 2019 season. As a Category 1, Barry made landfall with wind speeds of 75 mph and heavy rain that threatened flash flooding in some of the most vulnerable areas in and around New Orleans. Luckily, forecasts of up to 25 inches of rain in these areas did not materialize, and areas forecasters feared would be devastated by levee breaches were sparred. Barry did bring significant rainfall to Louisiana, however, unleashing up to 14 inches of rain in certain parts of the state. On average, most areas experienced 4–6 inches of rain. Still, that was enough to breach some levees in Myrtle Grove, Louisiana, and cause flash flooding in affected neighborhoods across the state that led to road closures and power outages. At its peak, nearly 153,000 Louisiana homes and businesses were in the dark on Sunday morning. Flooding in communities along the coast and Mississippi River caused property damage to homes and businesses. On Tuesday, Karen Clark & Co. released an early estimate pricing insured losses from Hurricane Barry at $300 million. In the slideshow above are photos depicting the property damage caused by Hurricane Barry. Related: Cleanup begins after Barry, first hurricane of the season, hits Louisiana

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Danielle Ling

Danielle Ling is an experienced video journalist and business reporter. As associate editor, Danielle manages all multimedia and reports on industry news and risk-related coverage, managing all weather-related content. A University of Maryland and Philip Merrill College of Journalism alum, Danielle previously served as a video journalist for Verizon FiOS 1 News NJ, Push Pause. Connect with Danielle on LinkedIn or email her at [email protected].