Opinion
Heavy rain, flooding concerns remain going into the weekend
Opinion
Heavy rain, flooding concerns remain going into the weekend
JUST FOR YOU. NOW ANOTHER CHECK OF OUR FORECAST WITH METEOROLOGIST DAMON SINGLETON. RAIN, RAIN, RAIN, ALL THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. DAMON: IT IS CRAZY, AND THE GROUND IS SATURATED. IT STILL LOOKS REALLY JURY, AND THE SKIES OVER THE SUPERDOME ARE NOT LOOKING FINE AT ALL. THERE IS A WARM FRONT MOVING BACK INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND THE LOW THAT YOU SEE IN TEXAS WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE NORTHWESTERN ELF YOU -- GULF AND THEN JUST SOUTH OF US BETWEEN TODAY AND TOMORROW AND THAT WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCE IS HYPER BOTH DAYS. NOW IT IS FALLING PRETTY GOOD OVER SHREVEPORT WHERE THE BAYOU CLASSIC IS TOMORROW. MOSTLY CLOUDY AND A HIGH OF 60 SEEKS -- 66 TOMORROW AND A SHREVEPORT. WE’VE GOT RAIN JUST SOUTH OF RACELAND AND THAT LOOKS LIKE IT IS TURNING TO PICKUP SOME STEAM RIGHT NOW. OF COURSE ALL OF THAT MESS ALONG THE COAST WITH THE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SEARCH, AND MARINE WARNINGS IN PLACE OF THEIR, SO NOT GOOD CONDITIONS AT ALL. I WILL PUT THIS INTO MOTION AND SHOW YOU THINGS START TO PICK UP MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TODAY AND THEN INTO THE EVENING IS WHEN THE SHOWERS AND STORMS COME A CHANCE OF THAT HAPPENING MAINLY ON THE NORTH SHORE LATER THIS EVENING PAID WE WILL SEE SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS DOWN HERE ON THE SOUTH SHORE PROBABLY AS WELL. OVERNIGHT, SOME HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH A LOT OF LIGHTNING. IT SATURDAY MORNING, STILL THE RAIN POTENTIAL MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH SHORE BUT ALSO DOWN HERE AS WELL. THE WORST OF THE WEATHER FOR TOMORROW, SIMILAR TO TODAY, STARTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. INTENSE STORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTH SHORE AND A LITTLE BIT LESS ON THE NORTH SHORE AS WE GO INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AT 10:00 P.M. SATURDAY . TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS AS WE GET TO 7:00 A.M. ON SUNDAY, ALL OF THE RAIN MOVES SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST AND THE SKIES CLEAR OUT NICELY ON THE NORTH SHORE. DOWN HERE AS WELL COME INTO THE AFTERNOON, SO SEND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A GOOD DAY. HOW MUCH RAIN ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? NOT TOO MUCH, INDICATED BY THE GLOBAL FORECAST MODEL. THOSE RAIN CHANCE IS REALLY GOING UP TOMORROW NIGHT ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH SHORE AND OVER ON THE GULF COAST AS WELL. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE EUROPEAN MODEL, UP TO AN INCH AND A QUARTER IN HAMMOND BY TOMORROW NIGHT, AND THE WORST OF THE RAIN BY ABOUT 9:00 OR 10:00 ON SATURDAY -- 11:00 P.M. SATURDAY NIGHT, EXCUSE ME. THAT IS NOT GOOD NEWS BECAUSE ALL OF THE WARNINGS IN PLACE FOR THE RIVERS ARE ALL ON THE NORTH SHORE AND YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE ALL AT THE MODERATE OR MINOR LEVEL BUT MOST OF THEM ARE EITHER RISING OR STEADY FOR THE MOST PART WE WILL WATCH THAT AND KEEP YOU UP TO DATE. IN BOGALUSA, NOTICE YOUR RAIN CHANCES GOING UP TONIGHT AND OVERNIGHT. IN HAMMOND, RAIN CHANCES START TO GO UP AT 4:00, UP TO 90% AS WE GO INTO 10:00 TONIGHT. IN THE CITY, OUR RAIN CHANCES STILL GOING UP AT 4:00, AND STILL HIGH ALL NIGHT. IN HOUMA, YOUR CHANCES ARE PRETTY MUCH HIGH FROM 2:00 UNTIL 4:00 AND LESS OVER THE EVENING. OVERNIGHT, THE RAIN CHANCES START TO RISE. BELLE CHASSE, A SIMILAR PICTURE FOR YOU. AFTER THE RAIN THAT WE GET TODAY AND TOMORROW, THINGS GET BETTER ON SUNDAY. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ARE LOOK
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Opinion
Heavy rain, flooding concerns remain going into the weekend
Rounds of heavy rainfall remain possible going into the first half of the weekend.A Flash Flood Watch continues for all of southeast Louisiana and coastal Mississippi until noon Saturday. Locally heavy rain could lead to flash flooding as soils are already saturated from daily rain this week.Many rivers remain in flood stage on the Northshore and in south Mississippi.While the severe weather threat is low, some hail may be possible in thunderstorms. Stay with your WDSU Weather Team for the very latest on the flood threat.
Rounds of heavy rainfall remain possible going into the first half of the weekend.
A Flash Flood Watch continues for all of southeast Louisiana and coastal Mississippi until noon Saturday.
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Locally heavy rain could lead to flash flooding as soils are already saturated from daily rain this week.
Many rivers remain in flood stage on the Northshore and in south Mississippi.
While the severe weather threat is low, some hail may be possible in thunderstorms.
Stay with your WDSU Weather Team for the very latest on the flood threat.