New Orleans hit with severe flooding as hurricane watch issued for Louisiana

New Orleans residents waded through flooded streets - one on an inflatable mattress - after heavy rains hit the Louisiana city amid an issued hurricane watch for parts of the state from a possible tropical storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico. The biggest danger in the days to come is not destructive winds, but ceaseless rain, the National Hurricane Center warned. For more info, please go to ​ Subscribe to Global News Channel HE