 Barrel made landfall early this morning as a Category 1 hurricane along the Texas coast and has since been downgraded to a tropical storm. While Louisiana was spared the brunt of the storm, LSU climatologist Barry Kime says, I would not be surprised to see some three, four, five inch totals in Louisiana, more in the western part of the state. I think the entire state will see at least a little bit of rain. The western half of the state is under a tornado watch until 10 p.m.