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Cooler Wednesday

9:39 PM Tue, Mar 31, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo

With the passage of a front, temperatures will be cooler Wednesday. 50s to low 60s in the morning and highs around 70. There may still be a 20% chance for light rain or drizzle and mostly cloudy skies.

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Rainy Tuesday

5:40 PM Mon, Mar 30, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


There will be scattered showers or thunderstorms on Tuesday starting as soon as late morning and lasting into the evening. It WILL NOT rain the whole time and rainfall amounts are expected to be far less than the events we had last week. Some amounts may be about a 1/3 to 3/4 of an inch.

The threat for severe weather is low too. Breezy, warm, and humid for Tuesday with highs in the upper 70s. Rain chance at daybreak 10% wi...



One More Round...

4:14 PM Fri, Mar 27, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


A Tornado Watch in effect for the entire area until 2am

A Flash Flood Watch still in effect until Saturday morning for additional heavy rain.

A Coastal Flood Warning through Saturday morning for tides running 2-3' above normal.

One more round of strong to severe storms. The big concern is if rainfall is heavy because we are saturated. Roughly 3-5" fell in many areas last night/this morning and some places up to...



Current Watches/Tornadoes from Thursday Morning

4:38 PM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


** TORNADO WATCH FOR ENTIRE AREA UNTIL 8AM

*** FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BY SATURDAY COULD TOTAL 3-4" AND SOME HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 6" OR MORE. ***

*** COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR MS COAST, LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN/MAUREPAS, AND COASTAL AREAS EXCEPT TERREBONNE PARISH FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE WITH TIDES ...



Storm Reports

3:14 PM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


AP-GM--NEW-LA LA Local Storm Report
NWUS54 KLIX 261728
LSRLIX


PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1228 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

1240 AM...



Tornado Watch/Flash Flood Watch

3:57 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


A Tornado Watch is in effect until 3am for northshore parishes and river parishes westward, St Charles parish is not in the watch.

A Flash Flood Watch was issued until Saturday morning for several rounds of rain and some maybe heavy.

Rain chances 60% overnight/Thursday morning, then 70% Thursday afternoon. Rain also expected Friday and Saturday.

Tides will continue to run 1-2' above normal due to the strong s...



Rain chances going up along with possible heavy rain.

3:45 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo

Coastal flood watch for LA coast (except Terrebonne & Lafourche), lakes, and MS Coast. Tides running 2' above normal.

Staying windy through Saturday

30% chance spotty showers/t'storms this evening and overnight.

70% chance showers/t'storms..some heavy Wednesday

40% chance showers/t'storms Wednesday night

70% chance showers/t'storms..some heavy Thursday

60% Friday

80% Friday nigh...



Rain coming back...

8:57 PM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


The chances for rain will return this week. 20% on Tuesday, but that goes up to 60% on Wednesday. Rain chances will continue the rest of the week with some thunderstorms..possibly strong to severe.

Windy conditions will persist and tides will run 1-2' above normal this week.

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Nice Breezy Weekend

3:27 PM Fri, Mar 20, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


The weekend will start out a bit chilly north of the lake Saturday morning with lows in the upper 40s, but south of the lake in the 50s. During the day, breezy, mild, and comfortable humidity levels with partly cloudy skies. No rain expected Saturday. Highs in the mid 70s.

Sunday will continue to have breezy conditions with alittle more humidity and a 10% chance for a shower. Again highs will be in the mid 70s.

With ...



Spring Begins Friday Morning

4:35 PM Thu, Mar 19, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


The last day of winter Thursday saw temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s.

A front will come through overnight before daybreak on Friday and bring lower humidity, breezy conditions, and slightly cooler temperatures. Lows will be in the 50s, but highs will only be in the lower 70s with lots of sunshine.

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One More Warm Day

4:57 PM Wed, Mar 18, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


Nice continues...

Patchy fog again possible overnight/Thursday morning and still cool. Lows north of the lake around low 50s and south of the lake in mid 50s.

Thursday, clouds & sunshine, warmer, and a bit more muggy. Highs in the upper 70s.

Front coming through Friday morning. It will be dry, turning breezy and slightly cooler. Lows in the 50s. Highs around 70 with sunshine.

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Nice Nice Nice

5:05 PM Tue, Mar 17, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


A nice St Patrick's day will be followed by more nice days.

Wednesday & Thursday: Lows north of the lake in the upper 40s to low 50s and south of the lake in the 50s. Highs Wednesday in the mid 70s and upper 70s on Thursday.

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Rain Ending..Sunshine for Irish

1:48 PM Mon, Mar 16, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


Rain ending Monday night with sunshine expected for Tuesday. Lower humidity for Tuesday as well as lots of sunshine. Cooler lows in the 50s and mid highs in the mid 70s.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

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Rainfall Coming

4:46 PM Fri, Mar 13, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


As of Friday afternoon, we are 2.25" below normal for March and 2.80" below normal for the year. That is on top of the 10 plus inches below normal for 2008.

We will see some rain this weekend. A batch of rain and/or thunderstorms coming through overnight Friday through 9am Saturday morning. A break (maybe not completely dry, but lower rain chances) from late Saturday morning into early afternoon. Another batch of rain and/or...



Rainy Forecast

5:16 PM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


Rain chances going up. 40% for Friday afternoon, after dark 60% chance for showers or thunderstorms through Saturday morning. There may be a break late morning to afternoon, but by 4 or 5pm, another wave of rain or thunderstorms may be moving back in with a 70% chance. Rain chance stays at 70% through Sunday.

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7:40 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo

A bit iffy on how much a front will come through overnight/Thursday morning, if it does at all.

a 10% chance for a shower or light rain overnight/Thursday morning with lows in the mid 50s north and upper 50s south. Patchy fog possible.

Cloudy and not as warm for Thursday with highs around 72..no more 80 degrees. 20% chance for a shower or light rain.

30% chance for rain on Friday

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One More Warm Day

4:33 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


No record highs for Tuesday afternoon. It got to 80 at Armstrong Int'l and Slidell. 79 at Audubon.

Look for fog to again redevelop overnight/Wednesday morning. Muggy and mild lows again in the low to mid 60s. During the afternoon, mostly cloudy, warm, and muggy with a 10% chance for a shower with a front approaching. Highs could reach 80 for one more day.

The front will slide through after dark on Wednesday and brin...



Fog?/Near Record High

3:49 PM Mon, Mar 09, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


Fog could again redevelop overnight/Tuesday morning. Lows staying muggy in the low to mid 60s.

Record highs possible Tuesday aftenoon in upper 70s to low 80s for highs. Record high at Armstrong Int'l is 82 and 85 at Audubon. Rain chance 10%.

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Warm Weekend

4:14 PM Fri, Mar 06, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


Great for outdoor activities!

Warm, breezy, and humid with highs upper 70s on Saturday and around 80 on Sunday.

There may be some light morning fog both mornings with lows in the 50s & 60s.

There is a 20% chance for an isolated shower or thunderstorm on Sunday.

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Getting Even Warmer

7:53 PM Thu, Mar 05, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


Highs on Thursday were in the low to mid 70s. Temperatures will get warmer.

Cool lows in the 50s Friday morning with some light fog possible. Friday afternoon will have partly cloudy skies, muggy, and breezy conditions. Highs will be in the upper 70s.

Then 80 degrees from Saturday through Tuesday. 1st chance for rain, 10% on Sunday.

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Warmer

3:05 PM Wed, Mar 04, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


Milder 60s were felt Wednesday afternoon. It will get warmer the next few days.

Thursday morning's lows chilly north of the lake in the mid 40s and cool south of the lake in the mid 50s. Breezy, mild, and a bit more muggy for the afternoon in the mid 70s.

Friday's highs will be in the upper 70s and look for 80 on Saturday.

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Milder Weather Coming

1:49 PM Tue, Mar 03, 2009 |
Carl Arredondo


One more cold night Wednesday morning with mid 30s north of the lake with some frost and mid 40s south of the lake.

Much milder highs with mostly clear skies Wednesday in the upper 60s to around 70.

Mid 70s for Thursday afternoon. 80 degrees Friday through Sunday with more wind. 1st chance for rain 10% on Sunday.

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