Dawn Brown: July 2006 Archives

During the summertime, meteorologists often give the heat index to give people an idea of what the temperature feels like outside their house when you factor in the humidity.

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Sunday's forecast looks similar to Saturday with scattered thunderstorms developing across the area.

As of 7pm, isolated thunderstorms continue to develop in coastal parishes and river parishes this Saturday evening.

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Strong thunderstorms continuing to affect portions of northern Tangipahoa and Washintgon Parishes. A line of thunderstorms from Hattiesburg in South Mississippi to Baton Rouge is producing locally heavy rainfall, lightning, hail and strong winds.

These thunderstorms will continue to move NorthWest at about 15 mph.

The National Weather Service reports possible thunderstorm wind damage 7 miles east of Folsom in St. Tammany Paris...

>> Continue reading: Strong Thunderstorms/Storm Report

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
334 PM CDT SAT JUL 29 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

.. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

.. UNTIL 400 PM CDT

.. AT 331 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING ...

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Some good rain totals across the area. Here's a few:
WWL-TV (French Quarter) 1.06
Audubon 1.23
River Ridge 2.90
Bridge City 3.25
Metairie .99
Covington 1.74
Folsom 3.90
Des Allemands 2.10
Thibodaux 2.65

Tropics:
Air Force Reservists in Biloxi may investigate a tropical wave in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico tomorrow if necessary. Right now the area of showers and thunderstor...

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The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Pearl River County Mississippi until 4:45 pm. Our doppler radar indicates this thunderstorm is threatening areas along US 59 from near Picayune to near Savannah.

A special marine warning has also been issued for Lake Pontchartrain.

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Isolated thunderstorms develop in the metro area, bring locally heavy rainfall, lightning and gusty winds. A line of thunderstorms developing south of Lake Salvador moving toward Little Lake and Barataria Bay is a threat to mariners in that area.

Scattered thunderstorms will continue to develop toward the afternoon and evening.

If you experience severe weather in your area, send us a note through this blog!

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