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Stay tuned to our Hurricane Page on wwltv.com for more information. ...Tropical Depression #6 forms in the Atlantic Ocean about 180 E/SE of the Windward Islands moving west at 16 mph. This depression is located at 11.8N 58.6W with winds of 35 mph. TD #6 will intensify to a Tropical Storm (Felix) and a hurricane as it moves through the Caribbean Sea. For more info go to our Hurricane Page on wwltv.com ...
A Severe Thunderstorm warning is in effect for St Tammany parish until 4:15pm. A severe thunderstorm was located in Folsom moving SE at 10 mph. ...
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A lunar eclipse is taking place this morning. If you go outside before 6:30am, and look to the west, you will see a reddish moon. Some sunlight is able to shine on the moon, and the light is refracted in such a way as to create the reddish glow. ...
These storms extend from Marerro to Metaire and Kenner moving NW. ...Doppler radar indicates the possibility of hail in a thunderstorm north of Folsom... 12 miles NW of Covington and moving south at about 25 miles per hour. ...A strong thunderstorm over Jefferson Parish and parts of the metro area... will be affecting the eastern portions of the metro area for the next hour or so. ...An upper level low spinning over the eastern Gulf of Mexico is expected to produce a better chance of showers this Sunday. ...Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible today. Overall, we should see more cloud cover this Saturday and Sunday. ...
Weekend rain chances will go up. 40% on Saturday and 50% Sunday & Monday. ...After a stretch of very hot and dry weather, the pattern is finally changing. ...
Low to mid 90's for Friday. Chance for rain tonight and Friday 20-30%. ...After another day of near record temperatures, today will be no different. ...
Heat Advisory continues for Thursday. Highs in the mid to upper 90's near record levels with the heat index from 100-110. ...
A heat advisory will continue through Thursday 7pm. Highs will be in the mid to upper 90's and flirting with record highs. Record at Armstrong Int'l for Thursday is 97 and Audubon is 100. ...Dean is still a Cat 1 storm this morning with winds of 80 mph. Dean should make landfall later this afternoon north of Veracruz. From there, Dean will provide heavy rain over the mountains in Mexico. We are looking at another heat advisory for today...high temps and high heat indices. ...
South of the lake a Heat Advisory continues through Thursday. Highs will be in the mid to upper 90's with the heat index from 100-110. ...
Dean made landfall this morning as a Cat 5 storm with winds of 165 mph. It is now moving across the Yucatan as a Cat 3 with winds of 125 mph. The parishes south of Lake Ponchartrain are under a heat advisory until Thursday at 7pm...due to afternoon heat indices between 100-110. ...
Dean remains a threat to the Yucatan Penisula then northern Mexico again as Dean crosses the Bay of Campeche. ...Today the NHC alluded to an area of interest North of the Lesser Antilles in the Atlantic. ...Hurricane Dean is still a Cat 4 in the Northern Caribbean Sea. It will likely become a Cat 5 later today...pressures are falling and the eye wall is going through a replacement cycle right now. The Yucatan will be directly hit by Dean later tonight. ...The track looks to be accurate for Dean...sending it to the Yucatan and then into the Bay of Campeche. Right now Dean is a powerful Cat 4...and could become a Cat 5 before making landfall South of Cancun. ...Current Coordinates: 17.6 N, 78.8 W, moving west at 20 miles per hour. Maximum sustained winds of 145 miles per hour, minimal central pressure of 924 millibars. Showers possible overnight into Monday. Isolated thunderstorms can produce heavy rainfall. ...Hurricane Dean is bearing down on Jamaica at this hour... current coordinates of 17.5 N, 77.8 W, moving west at 20 miles per hour, with maximum sustained winds of 145 miles per hour, minimal central pressure of 930 mb. ...There's a possibility for some good showers Monday morning. As far as Dean is concerned, track still on course for Yucatan, inching farther to the South with each model run. ...1pm Coordinates: 17.1 N, 76.0 W, moving WNW at 18 miles per hour. Maximum sustained winds 145 miles per hour, minimal central pressure 930 mb. ...AT 1000 AM DEAN WAS LOCATED AT LATITUDE 17.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.1 WEST OR ABOUT 130 MILES...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA. DEAN IS MOVING WEST NEAR 18 MPH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 145 MPH..DEAN IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON THERE HAVE BEEN NO MAJOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST TRACK. WE STILL HAVE TO MONITOR DEAN'S PROGRESS FOR ANY CHANGES IN THE FORECAST, BUT IT STILL APPEARS TO... 10am Coordinates: 17.0 N, 75.1 W, moving west at 18 miles per hour, max. sustained winds 145 miles per hour, 926 mb... no real change to the track. ...The latest info on Dean has not changed much since the last advisory. ...Hurricane Hunter aircraft found Dean's pressure has lowered to 918 mb, but maximum sustained winds were slightly down to 145 miles per hour. This slight decrease is not expected to continue... as the storm moves away from Hispaniola. ...Thunderstorms have ended, I'll have rainfall totals later. Here are the latest Dean coordinates. 16.0 N, 71,0 W, moving westerly at 18 miles per hour. Max sustained winds 150 miles per hour, pressure 920 mb. The storm does appear to be intensifying. ...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms have developed across the metro area. Expect another hour of showers near River Ridge and Harahan, before the storms move off to the northwest. Click on blog for more on showers and Dean... ...Latest coordinates for Dean 15.9 N, 69.4 W, moving WNW at 17 miles per hour, about 505 miles ESE of Jamaica. For the latest analysis of the storm, go to our I-Weather Update, or my last blog from the 10am update. ...Hurricane Dean continues to be a major hurricane as it makes its way toward the WNW at about 17 miles per hour. It's currently South of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on a path toward Jamaica. ...Dean continues to be a strong category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph. Dean continues on a west track at 17 mph. It is at 15.4N 67.9W or 565 miles e/se of Jamaica. Further strengthening is expected as Dean bears down on Jamaica with winds up to 155 mph and the Yucatan Penisula with winds of 160 mph, category 5 status. No big changes to the track. A western Gulf of Mexico impact is still the more likely event, but we still have t... |