Storms bring Severe Thunderstorm & Marine Warnings for Thursday afternoon

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Storms have started moving through the area Thursday afternoon bring some heavier rain to some spots.

There’s a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Ascension and St. James parishes on Thursday until 3 p.m. for severe thunderstorms that could bring 60-mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

Also, a Marine Warning is in effect until 3:15 p.m. on Thursday for the Lake Pontchartrain area for storms that could bring 40-mph wind gusts as well as damaging boats out on the water.

Here’s how the rest of Thursday afternoon is looking in terms of rain chances:

Let’s take a look at FUTURECAST to see if your area will see any of the showers and storms:

Storms will continue to move southward over the next hour of so then storm along the South Shore and coastal areas of Terrebonne & Lafourche parish.

Come 7 p.m., the South Shore will quiet down and the heavier storms will be along the North Shore and our Mississippi counties.

In terms of temperatures, some spots will hit 90-degrees on Thursday and hold tight for a few hours then we’ll be “cooling” down into the low 80s.

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