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June 2008 ArchivesA cluster of strong thunderstorms moved through the metro area around lunchtime today, but that area has since moved into the marine waters off the coast of St. Bernard parish. Expect some more thunderstorms to develop on the Northshore, and around coastal Louisiana and Mississippi. Right now the threat for rain across the metro New Orleans area has diminished. ...Rainfall amounts of up to 1.80" inches have been reported by a weather watcher in River Ridge. Hail reports from Metairie have abounded from pea to dime size hail. All severe warnings have been dropped at this hour. The cluster of thunderstorms that produced the hail have moved in to central Plaquemines and Lafourche parishes. These thunderstorms are expected to diminish over the next hour. ...Today, thunderstorms are firing up in the northern parishes with central Tangipahoa and Washington parishes experiencing some heavy thunderstorms at this time. These thunderstorms are generally moving in the direction of Pearl River and Hancock counties in Mississippi. ...Hazy, hot and humid on this Saturday as a good deal of tropical moisture continues to spin in our direction. Mostly of the showers today, however, remain off to our West. Some of the heavy thunderstorms will roll into Livingston and St. Helena parishes over the next hour until 3pm. If you are travelling Interstates 10 or 12 over the next hour, you will cross some heavy rain in and around the Baton Rouge area. ... #1. Decide Where You're Camping You can go on a traditional camping trip or simply ... It sounds like a subjective question, but a thunderstorm has to reach certain limits. Here is the criteria for a severe thunderstorm: Hail that is 3/4 of an inch or greater in diameter Winds 58 miles per hour or greater Tornadoes ...
The threat of more thunderstorms continues the rest of this week and any one could become severe with small hail, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours. ...
On Tuesday afternoon, a thunderstorm over Metaire and Uptown produced small hail. Reports of pea size hail in Old Metairie, Uptown at Carrolton & Claiborne, and Carrolton & St Charles. 1.8" of rain was reported at Old Metairie. Showers & thunderstorms will be on the increase W...
Monday afternoon a strong thunderstorm has produced street flooding at Barataria & Cousins streets. Small hail was reported in Harvey and Marrero. Rain chances will be around 20% on ... The threat of rain has diminished on this Sunday afternoon as showers and thunderstorms have moved to the South and the East, firing up along Gulf Waters. Drier air in the mid levels of the atmosphere will keep things mostly dry through Tuesday. ...A strong thunderstorm producing dangerous lightning and locally heavy rainfall is bearing down on the Lake Pontchartrain in the next 30 minutes. Expect heavy rain showers and lightning on the Causeway in the next hour. ...Expect rain showers and some heavy thunderstorms in your Saturday forecast across the entire area. An upper level storm system is traversing the Eastern United States, that is increasing the chance for rain today. It will move farther East Sunday, limiting the chance of showers Sunday afternoon through Tuesday. Some heavy dowpours are possible with some thunderstorms today. ...
In the Northern Hemisphere, this is the longest day and shortest night of the year. The night of summer solstice is traditionally called Midsummer's Night, though...
Same expected today wtih low to mid 90s and spotty thunderstorms developing. Any one can become strong to severe. ...
Same story expected for Wednesday. ...
Spotty thunderstorms will again be around on Tuesday with rain chances around 30%. Again, this time of year, any thunderstorm can produce heavy rain, frequent lightning, and gusty winds. Rain chances increases on Wednesday to 40% before some slightly drier air moves in for Thursday. ...We'll get a brief break today from the rain, and temperatures are going to soar into the low 90s this afternoon. Watch the storms developing in Kansas and Missouri today...those are going to be heading south, and will bring rain to Louisiana tomorrow afternoon and night. Some of the storms could be heavy again, so be on alert and don't drive down flooded streets. ...The rain has ended for the evening. Heavy rain in a short amount of time led to flooding conditions across the metro area this morning. Here are some of the heavier rainfall totals from today: Audubon Park: 4.92" A flash flood warning remains in effect for Orleans and Jefferson Parish until noontime today. However, heavy rains over the New Orleans metro area have begun to subside. I will have a full update on the weather on Newswatch 15 and WUPL, Channel 2 at noon today. I will update our Weather Blog with rainfall totals later this afternoon. This is the Flash Flood Warning from the National Weather Service: 1020 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008... the heavy thunderstorms slowly moving across the metro area this morning will continue to dump heavy rain as it slowly moves toward the South and over portions of the westbank in the next several hours. Until 10:30 this morning, there is an urban and small stream advisory for portions of the metro area. 732 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED AN .. URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD A... Thunderstorms continue to develop across the area. Currently, a strong thunderstorms is located in Southern Washington Parish near Enon, Southeast of Franklinton travelling to the East at about 8 miles per hour. Another thunderstorm is dumping heavy rain across southern Terrebonne Parish. The metro area remains mostly rain free at this hour. Scattered thunderstorms will continue to develop through the early evening hours, taper...
Father's day will have a 40% chance for a few scattered thunderstorms. Highs around 89. Happy Father's Day to all the dads! ...We are starting off with mostly clear skies across SE Louisiana this morning. We are waiting for showers and thunderstorms in the central Gulf of Mexico to begin making their way into our region later this afternoon and this evening. The showers will continue in the overnight hours into Saturday morning, before more heavy downpours move in Saturday afternoon. Highs will be in the 80s. ...
We are having technical problems with our detailed forecast. Here is the latest updated forecast.... Updated as of 3 P.M. Thursday afternoon THURSDAY AFTERNOON FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON Clouds & sunshine, warm, and humid with a 30% chance for spotty showers and thunderstorms...some downpours possible. Highs around 89. Wind SE 6-12 mph. THIS EVENING Partly cloudy, warm, and muggy w... We are having technical problems with our detailed forecast. Here is the latest updated forecast.... THURSDAY AFTERNOON FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON Mostly cloudy and humid with a 40% chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms...some downpours possible. Highs around 88. Wind SE 6-12 mph. THIS EVENING More clouds than stars and muggy with a 20% chance for a few showers. Temperatures in t...
Rainfall amounts from Wednesday:
We're seeing a wet pattern across the Southeast, with rain chances going up each afternoon, and towards the weekend. Today we'll see a 30% chance. Any thunderstorm can produce a quick inch or two and street flooding will be a possibility. By Friday and the weekend, rain chances go up to 50-60%. Keep the rain gear with you...as you dodge those rain drops! ...Afternoon thunderstorms again popping up. Rain chance rest of this Tuesday afternoon 30%. Any thunderstorm can produce heavy downpours. For Wednesday again around a 30% chance for thunderstorms with highs around 89. For Thursday around a 40% chance for thunderstorms with highs around 88. For Friday, 50% and highs around 87. Rain chances increase Saturday & Sunday to 60%. ...A typical forecast here at Channel 4 includes "H's" and "L's" depending on what is happening with the weather. Generally, an "H" for high pressure means fair weather, and an "L" means stormy weather. But, of course, that's not always the case. These highs and lows that we draw on the map refer to what is happening at the surface. For the past two weeks, the meterologists here have been spending a lot of time talking about a st... Some isolated showers and thunderstorms are finally developing across portions of the metro area and northshore. Expect these pop up showers to continue through the early evening hours. ...Persistent high pressure is allowing for hot & humid conditions to remain over our region through the weekend. High temperatures once again this afternoon will be in the 90-95 degree range. Combine the afternoon highs with dewpoint temperatures in the mid 70s, and we are seeing "feels like" temperatures in the upper 90s to 100 degrees. Breezy conditions once again this Friday afternoon. The models do show a shift in the pattern by the ... Under this persistent high pressure system, the heat has been building each afternoon. That pattern will continue through the weekend, so be prepared for more 90s with very little rain. The models do show a shift in the pattern by the middle of next week, when more Gulf moisture will stream Northward and give us better daily rain chances. Right now the tropics are quiet, and look to stay that way for the next few days. ...Under this persistent high pressure system, the heat has been building each afternoon. That pattern will continue through the weekend, so be prepared for more 90s with very little rain. The models do show a shift in the pattern by the middle of next week, when more Gulf moisture will stream Northward and give us better daily rain chances. Right now the tropics are quiet, and look to stay that way for the next few days. ...Another hot and humid day with heat indices near the triple digits is in store for SE Lousiana today. Afternoon highs will range from 90-95 degrees. We started our morning lows near 80 degrees! The main difference today... the breeze. A strong storm system to our North and West is increasing the southerly wind flow today. In fact, small craft is urged to exercise caution in the next 24 hours along coastal and lake wate... Rain chances will go up SLIGHTLY towards the weekend...just at 20-30%. This pesky high pressure over the Southeast will be staying around for awhile. Afternoon highs each day this week have been in the upper 80s and low 90s... no change in that either. We need the rain...none recorded yet for June, as we are already behind in rainfall for the month by 0.80" ...With a tropical airmass in place this afternoon, the combination of the hot temperatures this afternoon along with high humidity levels will make highs near 90° this afternoon feel more like around 100°. Although this isn't uncommon during the summer, with these types of heat indicies it it advisable to drink plenty of water and delay strenuous activity until the evening or early morning hours. ... Weather researcher William Gray's team is calling for eight hurricanes in the Atlantic this year, four of them major. Hey everyone! Don't forget that our special "Eye on Hurricanes 2008" airs tonight at 7pm on Channel 4. We'll have information you'll need heading into this hurricane season. ...Just a couple of days before the official beginning of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Tropical Storm Arthur formed in the western Caribbean Sea. Arthur, thankfully, made landfall on the Mexican Coast, weakening it to a remnant low over the past 24 hours. Aside from this decaying feature now locked in over inland Mexico, the tropics are very quiet - great news as we begin to move into the early tropical season. ...Well, it's June 1st. Start of the 2008 hurricane season. And we already have our first Atlantic storm, Arthur. Fortunately for us, Arthur is going to stay over the Yucatan peninsula and not bother the lower 48. Unfortunately for the residents over in Mexico and Belize, heavy rainfall and mudslides will be a problem. Expect the storms to gradually weaken as it moves westerly over the next 24 hours. Back at home, it is HOT today! Highs w... |
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