Here is an update concerning the severe weather threat today into early tomorrow morning:
Changes from previous update:
- The area of greatest threat has expanded southward.
- A slight risk of heavy rainfall has been added along and north of a line roughly from Baton Rouge to Hammond to Bogalusa.
WHAT: SLIGHT RISK of Severe Weather. MARGINAL RISK to SLIGHT RISK of Heavy Rain that could lead to flash flooding.
WHEN: This evening into the early morning hours Thursday
WHERE: All of southeast Louisiana and south Mississippi
CONFIDENCE:
- We have moderate to high confidence there will be a line of thunderstorms that will cross the area Wednesday afternoon into early morning Thursday. We have low confidence of any embedded storms in the line becoming severe.
- We have less confidence that this line of storms will result in any heavy rainfall/flash flooding
IMPACTS: The main threats associated with any severe storms will be:
- Wind gusts greater than 60 mph are possible.
- Large hail of up to 1 inches in diameter will be possible.
- A few brief tornadoes are possible.
- Runoff will lead to ponding of water in low lying areas and areas of poor drainage. Isolated flash flooding is possible in areas with the heaviest rain.