Yes, the rumors are true: Celebrity meteorologist Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel was spotted in New Orleans Friday morning doing coverage of Tropical Storm Barry.

Cantore, equally loved and feared for his ability to bring bad weather mojo to whatever city he is in, was spotted on the New Orleans lakefront by the New Canal Lighthouse.

His colleague, Justin Michaels, is reporting in Baton Rouge, according to The Weather Channel's Twitter account. Other Weather Channel reporters have been in Lafayette and Lake Charles.

New Orleans remains under a tropical storm warning and storm surge warning related to Barry. The storm is expected to drop 10 to 15 inches of rain in the city over the weekend, with up to 20 inches possible in some places.

Here's what residents posted to social media Friday:

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I don’t want to cause panic, but the Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore is on the lake front! pic.twitter.com/7gr2JfDXCx — New Orleans Walks (@new_walks) July 12, 2019

Me: hey Mom, guess who they sent to New Orleans for hurricane Barry coverage



Mom: oh no... Not Jim. Please tell me it's not Cantore.



Me: pic.twitter.com/lzzLLzHIKN — Leslie 🌽 (@lesntzlie) July 12, 2019 Uh, oh! #NOLA peeps beware - Jim Cantore is in New Orleans for #Barrypic.twitter.com/zaitxAjJJq — Mary Griggs (@griggsme) July 12, 2019

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I don’t want to cause panic, but the Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore is on the lake front! pic.twitter.com/7gr2JfDXCx — New Orleans Walks (@new_walks) July 12, 2019

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Me: hey Mom, guess who they sent to New Orleans for hurricane Barry coverage



Mom: oh no... Not Jim. Please tell me it's not Cantore.



Me: pic.twitter.com/lzzLLzHIKN — Leslie 🌽 (@lesntzlie) July 12, 2019

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As one of the outer bands from tropical storm #Barry came over #BatonRouge, some luck of the Irish set up over the #Mississippi. Let’s hope that’s a good sign. It’s going to be a long couple days, with a lot of rain, and life-threatening flooding. @weatherchannel is live. pic.twitter.com/pgrHbEjYtF — Justin Michaels (@JMichaelsNews) July 12, 2019

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View this post on Instagram When Jim Cantore shows up three blocks from your house... #nola A post shared by Bo McDonald (@ymcbo) on Jul 11, 2019 at 5:07pm PDT

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For perspective on #MississippiRiver flooding open this picture. The top pic shows the huge #BatonRouge on the levee, the bottom shows how high the water is on the letters today. Tropical storm #Barry will bring more flooding, but not record breaking. @weatherchannel is live. pic.twitter.com/lcIte8Rais — Justin Michaels (@JMichaelsNews) July 12, 2019

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Editor's note: This story was changed on Friday (July 12) to correct the spelling of Lake Charles.