More rain moving our way
THE WATER. WE REALLY HAVE A LOT OF RAIN NOW OVER TOWARDS HOUSTON, SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. LAST NIGHT, CAMERON HAD AS MUCH AS 13 INCHES OF RAIN. HERE IS A LOOK AT OUR RAINFALL TOTALS FROM TODAY. AND YOU CAN SEE OVER BY BATON ROUGE, THAT WAS CLOSE TO SEVEN INCHES DOWN TOWARDS GAGLIANO, CLOSE TO FOUR INCHES. AND ALONG THE PORT SULFUR AREA, FIVE INCHES OF RAIN UP ON THE NORTH SHORE. WE HAD SOME HEAVY RAIN AS WELL. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? A LOT OF THAT OCCURRED EARLIER TODAY. AND NOW WE’RE NOT SEEING AS MUCH RAIN ON THE NORTH SHORE. BUT WHAT’S HAPPENING IS THAT WE’VE GOT SOME HEAVIER RAIN OFFSHORE AND ALL OF THAT ACTIVITY IS ACTUALLY MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST. SO WE’RE GOING TO BE GETTING THAT RAIN MOVING OUR WAY. AND THEN WE’RE LOOKING AT THE ACTIVITY THAT’S OVER HERE, BATON ROUGE, DOWN TOWARDS THE COAST. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT, TOO, IS MOVING TO THE EAST. SO THAT WAS AN AWFUL AERO WEIGHT. WE’VE GOT TO DROP THAT AGAIN. THAT IS MOVING TO THE EAST. HMM. GO FIGURE. SO WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IS THAT OUR RAIN, CHANCES ARE GOING UP OVERNIGHT WITH THE RISK THAT WE COULD HAVE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. ALL RIGHT, WHAT ABOUT THE CRESCENT CITY CLASSIC? I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE CONCERNED. I THINK FOR THE MOST PART, THAT RAIN IS GOING TO MOVE OUT. CLOUDY SKIES, ICY SHOWERS AND TEMPERATURES NEAR 70 DEGREES. BUT FOR EASTER IN THE MORNING, CLOUDY AND KIND OF COOL ON THE NORTH SHORE MID TO THE UPPER FIFTIES. AND THEN HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE MID TO THE UPPER SIXTIES. A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE LATER IN THE DAY. SO THE CULPRIT CAUSING ALL OF THIS RAIN IS A STORM CALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY. AND YOU CAN SEE THERE’S THE RAIN OFFSHORE. SOME OF IT WILL BE STAYING OFFSHORE. AND THEN WE’VE GOT THAT ACTIVE DAY TO THE WEST, STILL MOVING OUR WAY. WE’VE HAD A PRETTY GOOD THUNDERSTORM FORM. THIS ONE IS OCCURRING KIND OF NEAR ENGLISH TURN OVER TOWARDS WHITE CLASS. YOU CAN SEE IT’S GETTING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. THAT’S THE ONE I WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER. THAT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER MORE SO SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. AND THERE WAS A WATERSPOUT THAT WAS RIGHT ALONG THE MOUTH OF PEARL RIVER EARLIER TODAY. SO THIS IS ONE OF OUR RAPID REFRESH MODELS. AND LOOK AT HOW IT’S SHOWING THE RAIN MOVING ONSHORE. 5:00 IN THE MORNING. HEAVY RAIN ON THE SOUTH SHORE. BUT AT 7:00, IT’S PRETTY MUCH MOVING NOW. 10:00, YOU KNOW, MAY BE AN ISOLATED SHOWER. NOW, ANOTHER MODEL IS SHOWING THE RAIN MOVING DOWN. IT’S A LITTLE SLOWER, THOUGH. 530 IN THE MORNING, STORMS ON THE NORTH SHORE. BUT BY 8:00, THE RAIN IS REALLY MOVED OUT. SO FOR THE CRESCENT CITY CLASSIC, I’M KIND OF BULLISH FOR YOU IN THE AFTERNOON, YOU’LL GET SOME SUNSHINE. TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE SEVENTIES. STILL AN ISOLATED SHOWER IN THE EVENING. THEN LOOK AT EASTER SUNDAY. YEAH. IT’S KIND OF COOL. YOU’VE GOT CLOUDY SKIES HOPING FOR SOME BREAKS AND THE CLOUDS WITH YOUR HIGHS MAINLY IN THE SIXTIES. THIS FORECAST MODEL NOT REALLY BULLISH ON GETTING HEAVY RAIN, BUT SEEING ALL OF THE ACTIVITY MOVING. THEN ONE, I’D BE PREPARED. HIGH TODAY 75 ABOUT THE AREA. MIDDLE SIXTIES TO THE LOW SEVENTIES. AND THE WIND AT THIS POINT YOU CAN SEE THE NORTH WIND THE SOUTH WIND WITH ARE CONVERGING. THAT’S WHERE WE’VE GOT THE RAIN WATCHING ANOTHER SYSTEM TO THE WEST, MOVING TO THE EAST. HERE YOU CAN SEE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE GULF MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. THAT’S GOING TO GIVE US AN ONSHORE FLOW WITH STRONG WINDS. SO COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY TO BE AN ISSUE. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND MODELS HAVE BEEN CHANGING ON WHERE IT’S MOVING, EVENTUALLY MOVING ONSHORE. BUT I DO WANT TO SHOW YOU THESE WINDS REALLY QUICKLY. LOOK AT HOW THEY COULD BE AS HIGH AS 50 MILES PER HOUR. AND WITH THAT STRONG ONSHORE FLOW, IT WOULD BE PUSHING WATER ONSHORE. SO HIGHS TOMORROW MID SEVENTIES FOR SUNDAY, KIND OF COOL IN THE MORNING. I MAY BE BULLISH TO SAY 74 OR HIGH. WINDY CONDITIONS MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WE’
More rain moving our way
Flood watch is in effect until 7 AM. Large area of rain is moving out of the Gulf in our direction. Another area of rain has developed to our West and is moving our way. Keep the cars high overnight, just in case. There is a low risk for severe storms overnight. Lows will be in the 60s. Highs Saturday in the low to mid 70s. Cloudy skies Sunday morning. Lows in the 50s and 60s. Some breaks in clouds during the day. Highs upper 60s to near 70. Disturbance moves out of Texas into Gulf of Mexico Monday. Area of low pressure forecast to develop. It will not be a tropical low. Winds are forecast to increase. Gale force winds are possible. Strong East winds will likely cause coastal flooding.
Flood watch is in effect until 7 AM. Large area of rain is moving out of the Gulf in our direction. Another area of rain has developed to our West and is moving our way. Keep the cars high overnight, just in case. There is a low risk for severe storms overnight. Lows will be in the 60s. Highs Saturday in the low to mid 70s. Cloudy skies Sunday morning. Lows in the 50s and 60s. Some breaks in clouds during the day. Highs upper 60s to near 70. Disturbance moves out of Texas into Gulf of Mexico Monday. Area of low pressure forecast to develop. It will not be a tropical low. Winds are forecast to increase. Gale force winds are possible. Strong East winds will likely cause coastal flooding.
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