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April 2009
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Recently by Dawn Brown******A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BOTH SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH 9PM TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS, HAIL AND TORNADOES ...Southeast Louisiana has a moderate risk for severe weather tonight into tomorrow with the possibility of severe thunderstorms containing damaging winds, hail and tornadoes. Isolated thunderstorms are possible this Sunday afternoon. Tonight, expect a line of heavy rain and thunderstorms to move through SE Louisiana. This line could also produce severe weather. There are no watches at this time. ...SUNRISE: 6:37am Clouds begin to stream into the area Saturday night into Sunday morning. With these lower level clouds, expect a chance for light rain or drizzle. Sunday afternoon, the winds will pick up, and isolated thunderstorms may develop. Overall the chance of rain Sunday is now down to 30 percent. However, Sunday night, expect the possibility of strong thunderstorms with locally heavy rain, damaging winds and hail. The chance of... Today will be a fairly nice Spring day, with warm, breezy and humid conditions and highs in the low 80s. A cold front is slicing through Northern Louisiana, and will pass through Southeastern Louisiana tonight. In advance of the front, we do have a slight chance for showers and possibly an isolated thunderstorm this Friday afternoon. Saturday looks very nice, with lots of sunshine and afternoon highs in the mid to upper 70s. We will se... Strong southerly winds will not only lead to warmer temperatures today, but it will also increase the chance of rain tonight into Friday. A cold front is once again approaching. However, this front is not as strong as the one that moved through Sunday. Mainly, we will just feel drier air as the front passes Saturday. Another disturbance will move through the area Sunday into Monday, increasing the chance for heavy thunderstorms in the... A warm front will pass through Southeast Louisiana Sunday, warming temperatures up to the low 80s by the afternoon. However, with this front, we have the possibility of isolated thunderstorms popping up Sunday afternoon, some of them could be strong. Sunday night, a strong cold front will sweep through the area, dropping temperatures by 30 degrees in less than 24 hours. ...Breezy conditions persist through Sunday due to the change in airmasses over Southeast Louisiana with cold, dry air replacing warm, moist air. The breeze should relax this afternoon as a high pressure systems centralized over Texas slides closer to our region. River warnings continue for northshore rivers, for the latest warnings, go to our front page at wwltv.com. Rain will return Tuesday in advance of another cold front. ...But it will be a little on the cool side with afternoon highs in the 60s. High pressure is setting up across the Central Plains and Tennessee Valley, bringing cool dry air to our region for the next couple of days before another front approaches Tuesday, raising the chance of rain to 70 percent for Tuesday. ...It's estimates that 6-10" inches of rain has fallen across portions of Terrebonne, Lafourche and St. Charles Parishes this morning because of heavy thunderstorms. The metro has seen anywhere from 2-4" inches of rain in the last few hours. This heavy rain caused a flooding situation across the area. Here are the storm reports from Friday: Conditions are ripe for the development of tornadoes in Southeastern Louisiana in the overnight period. A tornado watch is in effect for southshore parishes, including metro New Orleans through 9am Thursday morning. A tornado watch is in effect until 3am for northshore parishes and river parishes westward. A Flash Flood Watch was issued until Saturday morning for several rounds of rain and some maybe heavy. Rain chances 60% ov... |
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