Click HERE, HERE and HERE for an update concerning the severe weather and flash flood risk this today into tonight.
Overview:
WHAT: Marginal to Slight Risk of Severe Weather
WHEN: Primarily this afternoon, with an additional, isolated risk in the evening/overnight hours
WHERE: All of Southeast LA and Southern MS,especially areas along and north of I-10/12
CONFIDENCE & ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
- Confidence on extent/intensity of scattered strong/severe storms this afternoon remains low, with better confidence primarily for the northern Florida Parishes into southern MS.
- Confidence has increased with regards to a reduced risk of additional severe weather overnight. While an isolated strong or severe storm can’t be ruled out, location would be more likely again along/north of I-10/12 with the risk coming to an end before daybreak Saturday.
- The risk of Flash Flooding remains greater within the Slight Risk area, focused primarily across the northern Florida parishes to southwestern Mississippi due to training of storms possible later today.
Impacts:
The main threats associated with any strong to severe storms will be:
- Strong, damaging wind gusts greater than 60 mph
- Large hail up to 1″ in diameter
- A few isolated tornadoes
- In addition to the severe weather threat, storms may train over the same areas and with intense rainfall rates, could lead to areas of flash flooding. Rainfall totals will generally be from 0.25 to 0.75″ for I-10/12 south, but could reach up to 1″ or locally higher north of I-10/12
