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July 2009
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A tornado warning was up for Hancock county for a possible tornado near Pearlinton. PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
For Thursday, hot temperatures, mostly sunny skies, and light winds will lead to Moderate AQI levels throughout the state. In addition, AQI levels will reach Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups in Thibodaux and in Baton Rouge and New Orleans Thursday. Friday, light to moderate sout...
Dew points are down slightly for Tuesday, but will rise again on Wednesday. Heat indices will be around 100-110 Wednesday through Sunday. ...
Heavy storms prompted an Urban Flood Advisory Monday afternoon for the southshore with some street flooding reported. 1-2" of rain fell today. A weak front may slip just south of the city on Tuesday to allow slightly lower dewpoints. It may not be as humid on Tuesday with rain chance 20%. Highs will still be in mid 90s. ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED AN A tropical wave in the Northern Caribbean is looking less organized this morning...good news for the Gulf Coast residents! We were watching an area for possible development, but conditions continue to be a bit hostile for development, and stronger winds have kept thunderstorms from developing. Some rain may move into Southern Florida, but the development of anything tropical looks close to nil right now. ...A Heat Advisory now has been extended across the entire area through early Monday morning. With lesser coverage of showers and storms today, temperatures area-wide are generally approaching the mid and upper 90's, with heat indicies of 100 to 110. This puts the heat index in the danger zone on the the Northshore and Southshore. Be sure to limit stenuous activity outside this afternoon and drink plenty of water. Also, wear lightweight, ligh...
The pattern we saw Saturday will continue for Sunday. After highs in the mid 90's to around 100 for the first half of the weekend, we should do the same on Sunday. Only expect a 10% chance of a shower or thunderstorm to cool us down during the afternoon hours. The records that could fall tomorrow are 96 from 1988 at the Airport and 98 at Audubon from 1914. Also, we continue to have an eye on the Tropics. A tropical wave is still ho... The tropics are a little more active than earlier this month, and we are watching a cluster of thunderstorms in the Northwestern Caribbean sea. There has been some consistent deep convection, and conditions become a little more favorable for development early next week. Nothing is of concern right now, but we'll watch next week as the system moves into the Gulf. ...More typical summertime weather returns for today and through the weekend. We can finally say, for the first time in awhile, that there are no Heat Advisories in effect for today, but it will still be hot with highs back in the middle 90's. The record at the Airport in Kenner today is 96, at Audubon, 99. The record, especially at the Airport, could be threatened. Helping to keep temperatures a little more in check today, and in fact throug... |
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