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Drier days ahead: Louisiana's weather forecast keeps low rain chances through the week
20+ hour, 17+ min ago (301+ words) Quiet conditions across Southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi will give way to building heat early next week before drier air brings a welcome relief by Thursday. Over in the tropics, conditions remain remarkably calm across the North Atlantic, with no…...
Localized heavy rain risk Friday into the weekend in southeast Louisiana
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (147+ words) Rain coverage will be hit and miss through the weekend. Localized heavy rain possible with highs in the low 90s. Why so much rain today in southeast Louisiana?! A weak area of low pressure developed right along the Gulf Coast. With…...
Rainfall record at the New Orleans International airport
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (95+ words) A new daily record rainfall was set today in Kenner A new daily record rainfall was set today at the New Orleans Armstrong International airport in Kenner. The record set today was 3.86in breaking the old record of 3.22in set back in…...
Live Map: Power outages reported after strong storms move over Metro New Orleans
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (144+ words) A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for portions of the Southshore as strong storms move over Metro New Orleans Thursday afternoon. A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for New Orleans, Plaquemines Parish, and Jefferson Parish until 5 p.m. Strong storms…...
Tracking heavy rain and storms in southeast Louisiana today and this weekend
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (116+ words) Isolated flooding still possible in some spots with more rain chances coming A level 1 marginal risk of flooding continues for all locations today. A few showers and storms will be possible Friday, otherwise expect partly to mostly cloudy skies. A…...
Flash Flood Warning in effect for parts of New Orleans Metro through evening commute hours
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (96+ words) A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for portions of the Southshore as strong storms move over Metro New Orleans Thursday afternoon. A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for New Orleans, Plaquemines Parish, and Jefferson Parish until 5 p.m. Between two…...
A Flood Advisory stretches across
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (195+ words) parts of Jefferson Parish until 9:00 am Intense morning thunderstorms triggered a Flood Advisory for northwestern Jefferson Parish on Thursday, causing street ponding and localized flooding around Kenner and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. The National Weather Service issued the…...
Scattered thunderstorms drift across Southeast Louisiana and Mississippi this morning
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (296+ words) Deep tropical moisture surging in from the Gulf of Mexico will keep widespread rain and muggy conditions across Southeast Louisiana and coastal Mississippi, setting up a wet and active weather pattern heading into the weekend. An unsettled weather pattern will…...
More storms are in the forecast toward the end of the week in southeast Louisiana
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (119+ words) Rain chances will remain medium Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be likely for most of the day Thursday. A level 1 marginal risk of flooding is in effect for much of the area on Friday and Saturday. This means that heavy…...
Storms in the Bayou: Scattered downpours will drift across Louisiana this weekend, weather forecast
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (273+ words) While a layer of dry mid-level air is keeping most of Southeast Louisiana on the quieter side today, a major surge of tropical moisture is heading our way from the Gulf of Mexico, bringing elevated rain chances from Thursday through…...