Click HERE and HERE for an update concerning the severe weather threats for Sunday.
Overview:
WHAT: MARGINAL RISK of Severe Weather and SLIGHT RISK of flooding rainfall Sunday
WHEN: Mainly through the daylight hours.
WHERE: Marginal severe risk north of a line from Tylertown to Baton Rouge. Slight flooding risk for the entire area.
CONFIDENCE: Low confidence in severe thunderstorms. Moderate confidence in isolated areas receiving high rain rates up to 4″ per hour with the strongest thunderstorms.
Impacts:
The main threats associated with any severe storms will be:
- Large Hail = 1″
- Wind gusts greater than 60 mph will be possible
- Trees and powerlines could be damaged and lead to isolated/small scale power outages
- Rainfall totals could be 1 to 2 inches areawide but isolated areas could receive rainfall rates up to 4″ per hour causing localized flooding of poorly drained areas
