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Carl Arredondo: August 2006 Archives
Ernesto hasn't gained strength as it approaches South Florida. The center of Ernesto is located about 15 miles S/SW of Key Largo or 65 miles S/SW of Miami with winds of 45 mph. Ernesto will continue northward through south-central Florida with rain and the possibility of tornadoes. ...
A front is moving towards SE Louisiana today and through on Wednesday. A 30-40% chance for thunderstorms will continue this evening through the first part of Wednesday then drier air ... Many decisions were made a year ago based on what we saw in the Gulf of Mexico. Evacuations of families were made on that Sunday because here is what we were seeing off our coast. 4am: Category 4 winds of 145 mph, 275 miles S/SE of mouth of the River
At 4pm, Tropical Storm Ernesto is located just inland over eastern Cuba with 40 mph sustained winds. Hurricane Watches and Tropical Storm Warnings are up for the eastern coast of Florida and Keys. Ernesto is no threat to SE Louisiana. SE Louisiana will see scattered thunderstorms on Tuesday with the approach of a front. Drier air will filter in Wednesday through the end of the week as Ernesto travels up the East Coast. ...Ernesto's winds have increased alittle to 45 mph, but the center of circulation is exposed from the thunderstorms. Shearing is still affecting Ernesto. Another Hurricane Hunter will be in Ernesto overnight tonight. Ernesto will encounter upper level winds that are hostile for the next 2 days. If Ernesto survives that, then strengthening is expected. All interests in the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico needs to watch the progress of Ern... TD #5 has sustained winds of 35 mph and is expected to gain strength to become Ernesto. The intensity forecast is uncertain due to a complicated upper air pattern with dry air and wind shear. The track forecast is alittle more certain. This will have to be watched because on Tuesday we may see this system in the southern or eastern Gulf of Mexico. On WWLTV.COM go to the Hurricane Section and click Tropical Storm Advisories and you can find... Still a 50% chance for scattered showers or thunderstorms the remainder of this afternoon. This will be the pattern for the next few days. Rain chances slightly higher for Thursday at 60% then 50% through the weekend. So anyway you look at it, daily thunderstorms will continue. any one of them could be heavy. Highs will be closer to normal upper 80's to lower 90's. Debby has weakened alittle as of the 4pm advisory, but still cou... Our 4th named stormed is now Debby. Debby is 300 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands off Africa. Slow strengthening is expected and Debby is expected to remain over the Atlantic ocean during the next 5 days. ...OK, what is the difference? Pinpoint Doppler on wwltv.com is Channel 4's own radar. That is what you see live on Channel 4. The radar is owned by us and the tower is located in Gretna. When you see Pinpoint Doppler on Channel 4, that is where the rain is happening right then. Pinpoint Doppler on wwltv.com is not live, but updates probably more frequently than any other radar on the web. Since the tower is located in Gretna, you will see ... There is a hoax going around through emails and the internet about Mars being as large as a full moon. Mike Sandras of the Pontchartrain Astromomy society says to see Mars Hoax for more info. ...The strong system off the coast has become Tropical Depression #4. It is about 250 miles from the Cape Verde Islands or 4523 miles from New Orleans. This system may become Tropical Storm Debby overnight tonight or Tuesday morning. At this time, TD #4 is expected to remain out in the Atlantic ocean over the next 5 days. ...Thunderstorms will be scattered about the rest of this afternoon. some could be the usual heavy summer thunderstorm. Rain chances will be around 50% for the next 3 days and that will help a bit with high temperatures..so not as hot with highs in the upper 80's to lower 90's. A disturbance in the Caribbean will have to be watched for some development, but again the upper conditions in the gulf may keep this system away for louisiana a... In Shreveport for the Cowboys vs Saints game. 7pm kickoff should see temperatures starting in the 90's then falling to the 80's. Rain chance 20%. ...An easterly flow is bringing spotty thunderstorms from east to west. Some downpours will be seen between 2:30pm and sunset. Rain chances will continue below normal due to an upper high to our north. 20-30% for the weekend with mid 90's in the afternoon. Just a reminder, even though the rain chance may be 20-30%, any thunderstorm may become strong with the heating. Another upper low map increase the thunderstorm activity on Monday. More heat with a few thunderstorms. Rain chances Friday through the weekend looks to be around 30%. An increase to 50% may occur on Monday & Tuesday. The area of low pressure off the South/North Carolina coast may still develop before it moves inland, but a hurricane hunter was canceled today. The peak of the hurricane season is Sept 10th so we are entering the busy time of the season. ...Tangipahoa parish has a severe thunderstorm warning until 4:45pm. Livingston parish has a severe thunderstorm warning until 5pm. Strong winds of 60 mph or greater, small hail, frequent lightning, and brief heavy rain can be expected. ...Most thunderstorms so far this afternoon have been from Baton Rouge south to Morgan City. These storms are moving west. Hail was reported in Morgan City at 2:30pm. There may still be some thunderstorms developing before sunset. Rain chances for Thursday & Friday will be around 40% with low to mid 90's for highs. I expect rain chances to drop to 30% on Saturday and 20% on Sunday. Highs over the weekend may be mid to upper 90's. >> Continue reading: Wednesday Weather/Tropics According to the Climate Prediction Center, Southeast Louisiana is still under a severe to extreme drought. At Armstrong Int'l airport as of 3pm Wednesday August 16, there has been 4.22" of rain. That is 1.31" above normal. The year is very dry with 22.66" which is 19.50" below normal. ...A Severe Thunderstorm was issued until 5:15pm for St Tammany parish and Hancock county. The intense heat of today has sparked late afternoon thunderstorms. They are moving to the SW. Other thunderstorms are located upper Plaquemines and St Bernard parishes. Hail, strong gusty winds, and brief heavy rain is possible. ...The broad area of low pressure east of Florida and south of the Carolinas has changed little today. A hurricane hunter may go out there on Wednesday to investigate. Some development is possible, but the most likely track would take this system north towards South or North Carolina. An area of thunderstorms has developed south of the Louisiana coastline. This is associated with a surface trough or old front across the eastern Gulf of... Audubon reached a record high of 99 degrees. This breaks the old record of 97 last set in 1995. The heat index was 109. ...Isolated thunderstorms have developed around the mouth of Lake Borgne and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. These storms are moving to the SW and may affect New Orleans east and St. Bernard parishes if they hold together. It is just hot and humid elsewhere. Not much change for Tuesday with rain chances around 30% and we could see a record high around Audubon for Tuesday. The record is 97 and we are looking for mid 90's. The record for Ar... I have a question regarding water spouts. I drive across the causeway a couple times a week and was wondering what should someone do if they spot a water spout while driving across the causeway while driving? I have heard on previous news cast that some have been spotted from the causeway and some from I-10 over the spillway. Amy, These are just some famous anniversaries during the month of August. August 10, 1856: The Isle of Derniere (Last Island) disaster occurred of the coast of Louisiana. A storm tide drowned 140 vacationers as a five foot wave swept over Low Island during a hurricane. August 17, 1969: Hurricane Camille was 1 of 3 Category 5 hurricanes to hit the United States. August 26, 1992: Hurricane Andrew produced a deadly tornado ... Still a chance for a few thunderstorms to develop during the remainder of this afternoon, but then an upper high will build in from the eastern Gulf and start to dry things out and heat things up. Rain chances for Friday and Saturday 30% at most with highs in the mid 90's. Sunday through Tuesday the rain chance will be 20% and highs at least the mid 90's to even upper 90's in some areas. The tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean is ... On the nights of the 11th, 12th, & 13th the Perseid Meteor Shower will take place. This year it will not be a good one because of two reasons. According to Mike Sandras of the Pontchartrain Astronomy Society, the shower is happening just after the full moon so the sky will be brighter and the actual peak of the shower will occur during the daytime around 6pm on the 12th for North America. Mike Sandras says that you may be able to see a mete... You've heard it day in and day out. The chance for rain is 30% or 50%. What does that mean exactly? According to the National Weather Service definition, the chance that it will rain at a particular point in the forecast area during a specified time. It's point probability. Now you can get in your car and drive around and increasing your chance to see rain. So we are forecasting the chance that it will rain at a point or city in our fore... It finally appears that rain will be ending around midnight after some heavy rainfall as of 9:30pm. 0510 PM FLASH FLOOD LAPLACE TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS STREET FLOODING AND 2.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL REPORTED AROUND LAPLACE 0535 PM TSTM WND GST 5 N PAINCOURTVILLE E70.00 MPH LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED WINDS UP TO 70 MPH AROUND BELLE ROSE 0515 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SSE BATON ROUGE LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS OF FLOODING AROUND SOUTHERN PART OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH AROUND COUNTRY CLUB...ANTIOC... Some of you may not realize that we have had a Pollen forecast on our website for years now. It gives the readings for today and you can get a forecast for the next couple of days. Here's how to find it. When you go to wwltv.com, go to the weather homepage. Under the Pinpoint Weather Banner near top, you will see 2 tabs. "Your Forecast" willl probably be the one it is on. Go to "Plan Your Day". Scroll down to section that says "O... We had a few thunderstorms around this afternoon. Some places saw some brief downpours. Rainfall amounts of .35" in River Ridge, .29" at Gramercy, and .21" in Slidell are just some of the readings today. Scattered thunderstorms expected through Friday. Maybe an increase in coverage on Thursday depending on how close the next upper low comes to the coast. This upper low is moving across Florida and will track west across the Gulf ... A tropical wave/remnants of Chris moving through the central Gulf of Mexico and SE Louisiana produced thunderstorms over the area. One thunderstorm 4 miles from southshore along the Causeway produced a waterspout that an intrepid viewer caught on a digital camera. No damage or injuries reported, but one caller who saw the waterspout just to her left said it was ve...
One area of low pressure just over 1000 miles east of the Windward Islands will be the next system to watch for tropical development. Chris was an example of the National Hurricane Center sa... Chris barely hanging on to depression status. Winds are 30 mph. The big question is will Chris survive the next couple of days. If it does and moves into the Gulf of Mexico, then Chris has a chance to strengthen up to a tropical storm. At 10pm, Chris is located at 21.6n 74.0w or 250 miles east of Camaguey, Cuba or 1162 miles from New Orleans. Chris is moving west at 13 mph. Chris will stay to our south as it moves across the Gulf of Mex... Severe Thunderstorms in St Tammany parish, Hancock and Pearl River counties today produced these storm reports. Strong to severe thunderstorms also developed in Lafourche, Terrebonne, Assumption, and East Baton Rouge parishes. 1. Nickel to quarter size hail 9 miles East of Diamondhead, MS
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