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December 2006 Archives2007 will begin on a sunny note for SE Louisiana with sunny skies and temperatures in the 50s. Good football weather... both on the field and off! New Orleans International Airport recorded a record rain of 3.68 inches Saturday. The weather is on track for a good New Year's Eve forecast with good visibilities for fireworks. Grab a light jacket or sweater if you're headed out the door... temperatures will be on the cool side this evening with temperatures around 61 at 7pm, dropping to 55 by midnight. 2007 will begin on a sunny note for SE Louisiana with sunny skies and temperatures in the 50s. Good football weather... both on the field and off! ... The National Weather Service has issued an urban and small stream advisory for Jefferson and Orleans Parish through 9pm. A band of heavy rainfall could produce an additional 1-2" of rain in the next hour causing flooding in poor drainage areas including the cities of Timberlane... Metairie... Marrero... Harvey... Avondale... New Orleans and New Orleans East. A flash flood watch is also in effect for these areas. ...A tornado watch has been extended until 8pm for SE Lousiana and Southern Mississippi. A slow moving line of thunderstorms moving easterly across the forecast area has been known to produce damaging winds, locally heavy rainfall and dangerous lightning. A flash flood watch is in effect until Sunday morning. Warnings: TORNADO WARNING FOR TANGIPAHOA PARISH A line of storms was visible this morning around Baton Rouge, with a few tornado warnings associated with it. As this front slowly moves through SE LA, the threat for damaging winds and heavy rain will increase for the metro area. We could see 2-4" of rain when the storms move over the area. ... As of 12am, storms were pushing North across Lafayette and Baton Rouge. Some of the storms had winds up to 50 mph. Heavy rain is also a threat, with some training of the cells. This means that the storm cells set up one behind the other, moving over the same areas. When this happens, you can get excessive rainfall amounts. Because of this potential, a flash flood watch has been posted for the Northshore until Sunday morning. I'll try ... This Friday afternoon has been relatively calm...the powerful storm system is still west of Louisiana. That will change overnight, as the front moves this way. Storms will develop into the early morning hours, with a chance some could be strong to severe. Storms will be a possibility all day Saturday, until the front moves through Sat night. Rain showers will linger into Sunday morning, then clearing up for Sun afternoon. Sunday night (New Yea... With a low pressure system developing over western Texas and expected to move through our area tomorrow, a few showers will begin developing along the gulf coast today. Overnight and into tomorrow, more active storms will be forming, with strong to severe storms possible. Heavy rain will also be possible, with anywhere from 2-5" or more through Sunday morning. So, severe weather and heavy rain will be moving into the area through th... Models are in more agreement today on the timing of this next front. It is still on its way, and will be here over the weekend. Rain will develop late Friday night, into the overnight hours, with the chance for some of the thunderstorms to turn severe with damaging winds and heavy rain. The storms will continue into Saturday morning, and for most of the day on Saturday. Everyone, North and South of the lake, will see storms. They shoul... As those temperatures warm, moisture will increase from the gulf over the next few days. A strong storm system will be developing while moving eastward towards the southern plains today and Friday. Strong storms and heavy rain will be moving from parts of Texas into Louisiana beginning Friday night. Much of the heavy rain will arrive during the day on Saturday, with the possibility of strong to severe storms. We will watch t... All week we've been watching a cold front develop out west. It will be bringing snow and wintry conditions to Colorado; they may be facing 10 or more inches of snow again. Our concern is when the front nears Louisiana....we will be in store for some strong to severe storms. The latest data shows the front slowing down, and the storms look to develop possibly late Friday night, and then through Saturday early evening. So rain could be an issue ... As 2006 comes to an end, the weather conditions will make another big change, going from cold temperatures to spring-time conditions. Along with the milder weather will come a good chance for rain and storms beginning Friday night and lasting into Saturday morning through early afternoon. Heavy Rain and strong to severe storms will be the main issue, with several inches of rain and damaging winds a possibility. ...High pressure will settle winds and clear skies tonight across SE Louisiana. With the radiational cooling (heat released back into the atmosphere on clear nights) we should see lows dip to around 30 north of the lake, and 35 south. We will likely see a light freeze north of the lake, and some patchy frost possible away from the city south of the lake. Tonight is a night to protect any tender vegetation and make sure your pets have a warm place... A chilly but sunny start, with plenty of sunshine through the next few days. Temperatures will be changing, with 50's today, 60's tomorrow, and 70's by Friday. Another system will bring more rain and storms to the area, with strong and severe storms possible Friday through early Saturday morning. ...Maybe "O Holy Night" should be sung "O Chilly Night" tonight! Temperatures started in the 60s this morning, but have been slowly dropping into the 40s this afternoon. With brisk N/NW winds, it is quite blustery outside! Look for the clouds to hang around tonight, and areas of drizzle/mist are possible in Tangipahoa or St. Helena parishes. Chilly lows tonight will be around 40 south of the lake, and in the upper 30s north. Bundle up! >> Continue reading: Christmas Night Hope this holiday season brings you joy and peace............ Turning Chilly today with windy conditions. Look for a cold night tonight, and another chilly but sunny day Tuesday. A light freeze will be possible for the northshore Wednesday morning, then begins a warming trend, with 60's and 70's by the end of the week. ...A surface low that developed over the Gulf of Mexico and ejected clouds and light rain into our area this Christmas Eve will move over SE Louisiana tonight. In front of the low, temperatures have been rising this evening, in advance of a warm front. Christmas Day, the weather changes rapidly, with cold and windy conditions expected. Temperatures will be in the 50's but it will feel cooler due to brisk, northerly winds. Periods of light... A light steady rain continues across portions of the metro area... but the flood watch for SE Louisiana has been cancelled as the threat of heavy downpours has passed. The chance of rain tonight is 30 percent. The main focus of the forecast is now strong winds and cool temperatures. Christmas Day looks cloudy, windy and cool, with wind chill temperatures in the 40's. There is a slight chance for light rain Christmas Day. ...***FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WITH NEARLY SATURATED SOILS AND UP TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SLIDELL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING PARISHES AND COUNTIES THROUGH THIS EVENING:Â LIVINGSTON, TANGIPAHOA, ST. TAMMANY, ASSUMPTION, ASCENSION, ST. JAMES, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST. CHARLES, TERREBONE, LAFOURCHE, JEFFERSON, ORLEANS, ST. BERNARD, PLAQUEMINES... HARRISON AND HANCOCK COUNTIES*... A line of thunderstorms stretching from north of Baton Rouge down through Terrebonne Parish will provide some heavy rainfall in the next two hours. We expect this line to dump anywhere from 1/2" to 1" of rainfall within that time frame. Heavy rain is possible today with isolated thunderstorms. Most of the area should expect measurable precipitation. Otherwise it will be cloudy, windy and cold. It looks like conditions will improve for ... Another set of storms headed our way will move in Saturday night, creating a 50% chance of rain starting at about 8pm Saturday, increasing through the overnight hours. There is a 90% chance of rain all day Sunday with scattered thunderstorms and heavy downpours possible. With saturated soils, more street flooding is possible. On the heels of this system, another frontal system will approach Monday. This will keep cold and windy conditi...
Clouds return tonight with small chance for rain. An area of low pressure coming from the NW Gulf of Mexico will spread rain..some heavy back into the area. Rain expected Christmas Eve and tapering off Christmas morning. Wind... We're seeing more heavy rain in the overnight hours... but it looks like most of the heavy activity may clear out in time for the Friday morning commute. Heavy showers are moving through the New Orleans metro area as of 2am... and will continue to provide heavy downpours over the metro area for the next hour before moving toward the Northeast. The heavy rainfall we've seen in SE Louisiana is part of a larger system dumping hea...
Some rainfall amounts from Thursday
A Severe T'Storm Watch is in effect until 10pm for the following parishes Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, Livingston, St Helena, St James, St John, Terrebonne, and areas to the west including the Baton Rouge and Lafayette areas. ...Our weather pattern continues to change, with a rainy pattern setting up through Friday, and again on Sunday for Christmas Eve. A steady rain will continue through much of today, with an additional 2-4" by this evening, and additional heavy rain into Friday morning. Look out for standing water on those roadways, as well as flooding in low-lying areas. We will see a break in the rain on Saturday, with another rain maker movin...
A change in the weather pattern will spell rain chances, colder weather, and more wind the latter part of the week into the Holiday Weekend and on Christmas Day. See the Detailed Foreca... Dense fog advisory again until 10am Tuesday morning. Take it slow and use the low beams. Fog may be a problem Wednesday morning as well. Wednesday's forecast has a 20% chance for a shower. That rain chance increases to 40% on Thursday. A front on Friday will bring a 70% chance for thunderstorms and bring a chance in the weather pattern. More rain and cooler weather will be around over the Holiday Weekend into Christmas day. See o... Fog will remain an issue for morning commuters through Tuesday, with visibilities near 1/4 of a mile. Conditions will begin to improve on Wednesday, with stronger winds, and more clouds limiting fog development. A developing storm system will usher in more moisture to the gulf coast, allowing for widespread rain and storms for Texas and Western Louisiana Wednesday, and for SE Louisiana and Mississippi Thursday and Friday. Cold... As I mentioned in last blog, fog will be a problem overnight and into the Monday morning commute hours. As fog continues to reduce visibilities across SE Lousiana and the coastal areas, the National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory for these areas. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, stay a safe distance from the car in front of you, and use low beam headlights. I will have an update on your visibilities ... Visibilities are already reduced across the area tonight as a result of fog. No advisories have been issued by the National Weather Service for SE Louisiana yet, however dense fog could be a problem for the Monday morning commute. I will have an update on your visibilities tonight on Eyewitness News Nightwatch. Watch Krystal Boothe and Jeremy Eisenzopf tomorrow morning for the latest traffic and weather hazards. Expect... Latest computer models show dense fog is a possibility for the Monday morning commute. Sunday morning, the fog burned off relatively quickly, giving way to sunny skies and warm temperatures... already reaching the 70s by noon. Expect warmer than average temperatures for most of the week. A cold front moving through Friday will bring cooler temperatures for next weekend. ...Visibilities are already down in Boothville. Coastal areas could see thick fog once again tonight. However, development is expected to be patchy... and burn off earlier Sunday morning. Unfortunately travellers could still have problems over the Causeway and Twin Span after midnight and into the early morning hours. The fog should burn off by 10am Sunday, making way for temperatures in the mid 70s by Sunday afternoon. Co... After the fog burned off this morning, the sun is out this afternoon. Expect mostly clear skies this Saturday. Fog will develop once again this Saturday night, but expect patchy dense fog. Unfortunately travellers could still have problems over the Causeway and Twin Span after midnight and into the early morning hours. The fog should burn off earlier Sunday, making way for temperatures in the mid 70s by Sunday afternoon. ...
No rain expected over the weekend except for mist with the fog. ...A Dense Fog Advisory has been issued for this evening, overnight, and Saturday morning all across the area. Visibilities will again drop to 1/4 of a mile or less especially over the Twin Spans, Causeway, Spillway, and along coastal areas. ...A DENSE FOG ADVISORY is in effect for the entire area until Friday morning 10am so extra caution crossing the Causeway and Twin-Spans, or better yet, find a different route. Visibilities will be GREATLY reduced across the water, so speed limits will be lowered. Remember to drive slowly and carefully, and use those low-beams. ...Fog again slowed traffic Thursday morning. It will be slow to burn during the morning hours. Sunshine is expected once the fog burns with temperatures in the low to mid 70's today. No cold air in sight. These few days of shopping will not feel like the Holiday Season with temperatures above normal. ...At 5pm, fog was already pushing inland across SE LA. This fog will thicken overnight, creating dangerous driving conditions again overnight and tomorrow morning. Allow extra commute time...visibilities were reduced to 1/10 of a mile at some locations this morning. The fog will not be quite as thick as today, but will still create some problems. The fog will last til 10am or so Thursday, then dissipate and the sun should come out. Expec... Tonight is the peak for the Geminid Meteor Showers. These are spectacular "shooting stars" that occur during the month of December. To see the meteors, go outside after 9pm. Look North/Northeast to view. Tonight, astronomers say you can see 60-120 per hour during the peak. HOWEVER, Southeast Louisiana is set to see more fog tonight, so if fog develops in your area, it will be nearly impossible to see these showers. Watch our 10pm Nig...
Because of the moisture from the rain today, and light winds, dense fog is expected to develop tonight. There is a Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 9am Wednesday. If you have to travel tonight, be wary of visibilities reduced to 1/4 mile in some spots. Some particularly dangerous areas will be the Causeway bridge, the Twin-Spans, and low-lying areas. If you have to drive tonight or tomorrow morning, remember to use your low-beam lights, and ...
It will remain mild through the next 7 days with this Pacific air mass coming through. Put the winter coats away for now. ...Moderate to heavy rain continues to fall this afternoon, with southern St. Tammany parish seeing the heaviest. The Causeway will likely be wet this afternoon, so drive carefully this afternoon. Scattered rain showers are developing on the southshore, with only light to moderate rain. I'll post later this afternoon with some rain totals. ...After today's rain, expect a nice stretch of sunny and mild weather leading into the weekend. As Laura mentioned, we went from below normal last week to above those normal temperatures this week. No significant cold is expected for another week or two. Here is the latest forecast: http://www.wwltv.com/weather/detailed.html ...What a difference a couple of days makes! When you compare the high temperatures at Armstrong Int'l Airport over the past six days, it sure is as bumpy as the old Ladybug Rollercoaster at City Park! Wed, December 6: 63 We will have mild weather in the forecast for ... Here are the rainfall totals from this morning. A brief shower passed through the metro area between 3 and 6 o'clock this morning. We didn't see a lot of rain, just enough to dampen the streets and wet the grass. More rain is headed this way Tuesday. Belle Chasse: .04 Some areas saw a little rainfall overnight. I'll post a little later some rainfall totals from the Metro area...most of the light rain was south of Lake Ponchartrain. Today, cloudy skies, a slight chance for a shower, and cool. Highs in the mid 60s, with a breeze from the East. Trends are warming us up this week...we'll be in the low 70s on Monday. Rain chances pick up for Tuesday, then we dry out for the remainder of the week.... Temperatures will continue to warm through early next week. Lows tonight will stay above freezing, with mild weather on the way for Monday and Tuesday. Along with milder weather comes a chance for rain, with a few showers possible Sunday, and a better chance for rain by Tuesday. ...Friday morning Audubon broke a new record when the low reached 29. The old record was 30 set way way back in 1882. Baton Rouge tied a record low at 24. The low at Armstrong Int'l reach 29, 2 degrees away from the record of 27. Again a Hard Freeze for Saturday morning with low to mid 20's north and west of the lake. Take full precautions again. South of the lake expect again a Light Freeze with upper 20's to low 30's. Not as muc... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG IN COORDINATION WITH THE STATES OF MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA...A A fairly mild start today, but big changes coming, with more blustery weather overnight and into Friday. Freezing temperatures can be expected, so take those Freeze Precautions by protecting the plants, pets, and wrapping and draining exposed pipes for the North Shore as well as West of the Lake. For the southshore to the coast, protect just the plants and pets. With temperatures in the 20's and 30's and wind speeds near 15-20mph, wi... A front will come through Thursday morning with a 10% chance for a shower. Cold air will come back into the area in the afternoon and the winds will increase again. Morning lows will bottom out around 40 north of the lake and around 47 south of the lake, but may level off in the low 50's by morning. Highs on Thursday afternoon will remain in the 50's, but with the winds it may feel like 40's. A hard freeze north of the lake and we... A seasonable day ahead with temperatures in the 60's. Unfortunately, more cold air will rush in tomorrow afternoon, with temperatures falling into the 20's and 30's by Thursday Night. Look for another possible hard freeze for the North Shore Friday and Saturday morning, along with a possible light freeze for parts of the South Shore. A nice warm-up will take place through the weekend. Additional moisture will mean a slight ch... The extremely cold temps have subsided a bit, and the northshore should see just a light freeze tonight. Temps will be back into the upper 20s to low 30s. South of the lake, temps will be in the upper 30s to around 40, so no threat of a freeze around the metro New Orleans area. Widespread frost will be noticeable tomorrow morning across the Northshore, so again if you have tender plants that you may be worried about, cover them or move... A FREEZE WARNING is in effect for much of SE Louisiana and Coastal Mississippi. A Hard Freeze will occur tonight north of the lake, and along the River Parishes with lows expected in the mid 20s for 8-12 hours. Make those freeze precautions by protecting the plants, pets and wrap or insolate exposed pipes. A Light Freeze will occur for areas south of the lake including metro New Orleans, with temperatures in the upper 20s to... Below freezing temperatures overnight are expected across the northshore and river parishes. A freeze warning has been issued for Upper Terrebonne, Upper Lafourche, St. James, Assumption and St. John the Baptist Parishes. It's advised to protect tender vegetation and bring the pets inside for the next couple of nights. High pressure building across the Great Plains will eject more cold air into our region, creating temperatures in the ... High pressure building across the Great Plains will eject more cold air into our region, creating temperatures in the low 20s on the northshore Tuesday and possibly Wednesday morning. A hard freeze is expected Tuesday and Wednesday morning in those locations. North of the lake, people may want to take precautions to protect pets, plants, people and pipes Tuesday. Wind chills tonight on the northshore expected to be in the 20s.... Saturday will feel better than Sunday even though afternoon temperatures will be in the 50s both days. A few clouds will filter in across the area today, but mainly the winds will pick up this evening and into your Sunday forecast. So expect temperatures in the lows 30s overnight tonight on the northshore with a light freeze in some locations, on the southshore temperatures will be in the 40s. However, breezy conditions will make it fe... Look for a light freeze north of the lake Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday morning. Protect plants, pets, and people. South of the lake no freezing temperatures expected, but protect pets and people. Highs will be in the 50's over the weekend and on Monday too. ... |
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