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[NCB]

And this is one major storm. There are packets of wind north of New Roads,LA with wind gusts over 100mph, and tornadoes are around Baton Rouge and Lafayette. Greater New Orleans and some of Greater Baton Rouge is forecast to get 3.5 inches of rain, and the rest of south Louisiana and SW Mississippi is forecast to get 2.5 inches.

[richyb83]

Wow Nate ! Where did you here about the 100mph wind gust north of New Roads ?
I see the radar, it looks really nasty ! Right over the same area you took those Atchafayala pics ! You dont want to be on I-10 headed West. Penny-size hail too ! It's headed this way !!!  This evening our area is under Tornado Watch. They had a few Tornados in SE Texas earlier today. And possibly near Alexandria too ?

Edited by richyb83, 29 April 2006 - 05:17 PM.

[NCB]

richyb83, on Apr 29 2006, 06:17 PM, said:

Wow Nate ! Where did you here about the 100mph wind gust north of New Roads ?
I see the radar, it looks really nasty ! Right over the same area you took those Atchafayala pics ! You dont want to be on I-10 headed West. Penny-size hail too ! It's headed this way !!!  This evening our area is under Tornado Watch. They had a few Tornados in SE Texas earlier today. And possibly near Alexandria too ?

WWLTV news in New Orleans reported that gust. And I'm just hoping I don't lose power tonight, because it's gonna be very windy and nasty.

[byrde]

Power has been out in parts of BR for up to 2hrs. My power was out for about 90 minutes.

[NCB]

byrde, on Apr 29 2006, 09:53 PM, said:

Power has been out in parts of BR for up to 2hrs. My power was out for about 90 minutes.

I've still got power, but I'm expecting to lose it in the next 10 minutes. Before the satelite went out, Fox News said that wind gusts in excess of 80mph were supposed to reach Covington at around 10:20.

[SBCmetroguy]

Damn, guys... I've missed a lot since I left the office around 5:00. We got some rain and some storms early this morning, but you guys must have been seriously pounded today!?

[richyb83]

I was fortunate not to lose any power.
TWC had 52mph wind gust at BRMetro Airport around 7:00 PM
Rainfall 3-4" inches, our street temporary flooded.

Hope all is well in Covington Nate !

[breaux]

Couldn't have been a worse weekend to end the drought.

Festival International got flooded out today.  I was down at the festival and I've never seen so much rain.  

Got soaked...

[NCB]

It's been pouring here for about 2 hours now, and the wind has finally settled down. The lightning was horrible for about 30 minutes, and then the very heavy rain and very high winds came in at the same time. I've heard parts of New Orleans have already gotten around 4 inches of rain, and the heavier rain was supposed to fall here on the Northshore, and it was supposed to rain longer too. I was very fortunate and suprised not to lose power. I've heard that at least hundreds are without power from New Orleans to central LA.

[NCB]

Hey Richy, do you mind if I change the title of this thread to something like "Louisiana Weather" or "Weather around Louisiana?" Because this thread has turned into a nice discussion thread for weather all across the state. If you guys have any suggestions for a new title, please post them.

[SBCmetroguy]

NCB, on Apr 30 2006, 04:35 PM, said:

Hey Richy, do you mind if I change the title of this thread to something like "Louisiana Weather" or "Weather around Louisiana?" Because this thread has turned into a nice discussion thread for weather all across the state. If you guys have any suggestions for a new title, please post them.

I can't answer for Richy, but 'Louisiana Weather' sounds best to me since it began as a thread about the drought but has evolved into a general weather thread.

[NCB]

SBCmetroguy, on Apr 30 2006, 05:07 PM, said:

I can't answer for Richy, but 'Louisiana Weather' sounds best to me since it began as a thread about the drought but has evolved into a general weather thread.

Yea, that's what I was thinking too.

[richyb83]

That sounds GREAT to me, "Louisiana Weather" it is !!!

That nasty line T-STORMS that rolled thru here was WILD ! 5" of rain and Wind gust here were 52 mph ! I hadn't seen that kind of wind since those dreaded Hurricanes. Talk about a 1-2 punch for Louisiana ! Katrina goes up the Pearl River to the East; Rita goes up the Sabine to the West ! Only ONE MONTH APART ! Wild ! Tommorrow it will be a month til Hurricane Season starts again. Time is flying !

[SBCmetroguy]

richyb83, on Apr 30 2006, 08:48 PM, said:

That sounds GREAT to me, "Louisiana Weather" it is !!!

That nasty line T-STORMS that rolled thru here was WILD ! 5" of rain and Wind gust here were 52 mph ! I hadn't seen that kind of wind since those dreaded Hurricanes. Talk about a 1-2 punch for Louisiana ! Katrina goes up the Pearl River to the East; Rita goes up the Sabine to the West ! Only ONE MONTH APART ! Wild ! Tommorrow it will be a month til Hurricane Season starts again. Time is flying !

Wow, that is crazy. I really hate that happened down there, after all south Louisiana goes through with hurricanes.

And I knew hurricane season was coming back up, but I had no idea we were only 1 month away.

*sigh*

[NCB]

Ok, I'll change the title of the thread!

SBCmetroguy, on Apr 30 2006, 08:53 PM, said:

And I knew hurricane season was coming back up, but I had no idea we were only 1 month away.

*sigh*

Yea, time is really flying. And for me, it seems like yesterday I was sitting in this house watching 100+ mph winds ravage the area for more than 6 hours. Then staying for a week without power before heading up to Baton Rouge, and in a month, all the hurricanes start again..

[byrde]

The storm that blew through BR on Saturday night was packing a serious punch. It caused this oak tree to blow over a garage/storage room on the property of a local State Farm agents office. I wonder how long it will take for the agent to get his claim paid?

[NCB]

^Wow, that storm did pack a punch when it rolled through Baton Rouge. Thanks for providing the photos, bryde.

When the storm came through Covington, it had picked up speed and moved through the area faster than it did through Baton Rouge. But it still knocked out power across the area, blew over plenty of trees, and dropped over 3 inches of rain.

[richyb83]

Nice pics there Byrde !

[richyb83]

This weather story in sprawling Livingston was about the Storm that came during the driest Spring in the areas recorded history.
http://www.2theadvoc...ws/2725166.html

[SlidellWX]

Good News!!!

The La Nina pattern we have been in the last couple of years finally appears to be breaking down.  Pacific SST's have returned to normal except for right off the coast of Peru.   What this means for us is that hurricane formation will be bit more difficult this year.  

The SST's really started changing in early April and it appears that we are pretty much out of La Nina now.  As you may have noticed...the jet stream has responded in kind and suddenly dropped from the Plains and Midwest into the Gulf region in the last 2 weeks.  Thus...we have been getting some much needed rain as of late...and it looks like this rainy pattern will be in place for a while.  It's also giving the Midwest a break from the tornadoes they had in March and April.  

Since the jet should be more active in the region...it will be harder for tropical cyclones to develop in the Gulf...or if they do get into the Gulf...they should experience a greater amount of shear and weaken before making landfall.  Unfortunately...this pattern does not bode well for FL and the East Coast.  Generally...you see alot more storms form in the eastern Carribean and curve up the East Coast in a non La Nina year as the strong westerlies over the US force the storms east of the Gulf.  

Lets hope this pattern stays.