Louisiana Weather

[richyb83]

WOW! The above figure "Updates" in "Real time" impressive!   The Easter outbreak of Tornadoes went over several SE States ...Monroe got a nasty tornado....

Last Sunday the Region experienced another round of Severe Weather

Tonight the latest Spring storm producing this Super Cell with signature hook (tornado?) in CENLA just south of Alexandria

[richyb83]

Thankfully (Sub) Tropical Storm Cristobal had minimal effects on SE LA earlier a couple of weeks ago.  Grand Isle had some higher water than expected. The BR area was fortunate to stays on his West "weaker" side.

This is always interesting....make for some pretty sunsets too...

Saharan dust plume expected to arrive in Louisiana soon; warnings issued across Caribbean

https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_3a8e5b5e-b4a5-11ea-a6d2-2fa4c1b0ed08.html

[richyb83]

Waiting on the Saharan dust in a couple of says....the BR area got a couple of bouts of Severe Weather with a couple Tornadoes early this morning & mid afternoon

PHOTOS: Several areas hit hard by Wednesday storms; tornadoes confirmed in La.

https://www.wafb.com/2020/06/24/tornado-warnings-issued-la-miss-thousands-without-power/

Not sure why it says "Plaquemines Parish".....this strong EF1 Tornado started in the Essen/I-10 area & traveled NE near Airline/I-12 to near Sherwood Forest Blvd/Old Hammond Hwy ...A little too close for comfort!   WBR Parish also had Tornado

Edited June 28, 2020 by richyb83

[richyb83]

7 -20 - 2020  # 7:20

[richyb83]

2020 Hurricane Season has been active ....right on cue cranking up in late August .

A Gulf of Mexico DOUBLE HEADER ...Rare 1 - 2 Punch Forecast for Louisiana w Marco Monday & Laura Wednesday!

Check out where the TWO PATHS INTERSECT

[richyb83]

Thankfully for Louisiana ....Marco was a dud

Remnants of Tropical Depression Marco

 

But ......Storm Trucks prepare for a possible "Major" Hurricane Laura ; forecast to make landfall bear the LA/TX border late Wed. Night/early Thurs. AM

 

 

[richyb83]

Hurricane Laura is now a CAT#4 monster with 150MPH Winds....an incredibly powerful 940 millibars = Barometric Pressure 27.75

Hearts go out to the Lake Charles / SW LA/SE TX area as it makes landfall in a few hours

[richyb83]

^^^^ WOW! The Satellite is UPDATED above post^^^!   Check out the Rapidly intensifying Buzz Saw in the NW Caribbean Sea headed toward Cancun

ALL EYES ON THE GULF ....How much will it weaken before making U.S. Landfall with Cooler  Water temps near the coast??

Edited October 6, 2020 by richyb83

[richyb83]

Hurricane DELTA down to CAT#2 (105 MPH)  headed toward SW Louisiana.  Lake Charles was hammered by CAT#4 Laura...now look to take an indirect hit pretty soon...the Center should veer right toward Jennings/Crowley; hopefully leaving LC out of the front right quadrant of the Eye Wall. But still look like 80-90mph gust still possible.

Unable to post Satellite from last night; DELTA  a face!  My brother said it looks like an evil turkey!

BR Area / north got a surprise tropical deluge last night 6-7" of rain!  (2 - 4" per hour!)

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[richyb83]

Official Wind Gust for Hurricane Delta...figured I  got close to 60mph gust here in EBR. Thankfully kept electricity.  Heart goes out to storm ravaged LC/SW LA Area

Edited October 11, 2020 by richyb83

[richyb83]

Busy Hurricane Season in the Gulf...ranks up there with the 2005 (Katrina/Rita) season.

June 7th .......Tropical Storm CRISTOBAL was not much

Aug 25th (not June 7 like graphic shows).....CAT #1 MARCO....thankfully fizzled out

Aug 27th .....CAT#4 Laura hammered SW La/ 134 mph wind gust in Lake Charles ...even 86mph wind gust as far north as Alexandria

Sept 15th ...CAT #2 Sally .....Faked out Louisiana..& turned toward Gulf Shores AL/Pensacola FL

Oct 9th ......CAT#2 Delta

A Strong Fall Cool Front is expected toward end of the week....should not water temps down even more near the coast...& put a major dent in the rest of Hurricane season.

Edited October 13, 2020 by richyb83

[richyb83]

Well...the Strong Cool Front was short lived....didn't cool the northern Gulf waters enough.

Here comes a strengthening @CAT#2 hurricane ZETA w 100mph Winds = Very impressed this LATE in the Season!  Only CAT #1 Juan way back in '85 made a LA "Landfall "  this Late (Oct 29th)

....Moving Fast NNE @ 20MPH as approaching strong Cold Front helps this race up lower spine of Appalachia by tommorrow!

HEAD's UP!   Grand Isle; SE LA; NOLA; Northshore; MS/AL Gulf Coast for a Major Wind Event!

 

[KJHburg]

I was listening and watching New Orleans radio and Biloxi tv and everyone on Monday said this storm would weaken as it reached the coast.  It did the opposite it strengthened and sped up.

Louisiana was hit hard this year.  Problem with the gulf once a storm gets in there the only hope is it weakens.  On the east Atlantic coast we have them sometimes go out to sea and become fish storms.  But in the Gulf that is not an option unfortunately. 

[richyb83]

THANK YOU So much for posting this KJHburg! Can't believe I'm just now seeing your post on Nov 5th for some reason!  Not used to any replies what has become my own personalized WEATHER THREAD LOLOLOL!

Very True about the Gulf vs. the Atlantic!

Crazy busy season!  ZETA changed the Rules forever being a CAT #2 that far West that late in October!  But can't believe they called MARCO a landfall...when it was barely a naked Tropical Depression @ Landfall.

Louisiana has NEVER had a Hurricane make  Landfall in "November" (though it came close a few years ago)...this is 2020....former Hurricane ETA that pounded Honduras/Nicaragua ..now turning across Cuba; into the FL Keys / eastern Gulf next week..should hopefully only bea Sub Tropical Storm at best if it gets anywhere near....Strong Cold Front earlier this week helped cool the water more

Here were the Wind Speeds from Hurricane "ZETA"...Bayou Beinvenue (not shown here) was the Highest Recorded Wind Gust (east of NOLA) w 112 mph gust according to Weather Channel .

 

Edited November 7, 2020 by richyb83

[richyb83]

Here in Baton Rouge we were on the Western edge of Hurricane ZETA ...A Cool Front to the West bringing in the dry air

Amber colored sky was crazy ...pic dont do it justice

 

Edited November 11, 2020 by richyb83

[richyb83]

[richyb83]

Looking like north Louisiana could see 3" - 5" of snow late Sunday ; early Monday

Not sure if a few snowflakes or sleet pellets make it down further South toward Baton Rouge??

The DFW Metroplex will be seeing 1st snow since 2015

NAM (North American Model)

[richyb83]

[richyb83]

WINTER STORM WATCH for the BR Area on MONDAY

Forecast Monday..BR High Temp only 30 ....Low 14!??  ALL TIME RECORD LOW Temp...2 degrees ! Set way back in 1899 on Feb 13th

Shreveport High 25....Low Temp 9?? Yikes!

Edited February 13, 2021 by richyb83

[Antrell Williams]

WINTER STORM WATCH for the BR Area on MONDAY
Forecast Monday..BR High Temp only 30 ....Low 14!??  ALL TIME RECORD LOW Temp...2 degrees ! Set way back in 1899 on Feb 13th
Shreveport High 25....Low Temp 9?? Yikes!

That's probably close to -10 or -15 here in Colorado. Hope yall get some snow!

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[richyb83]

Thanks Antrell! Looks like Denver warmed up to 3 degrees!  Just 4 degrees now in OKC! Hard to believe the DFW Metroplex could be below ZERO Tues AM?

Me too...hearing mostly an  Ice Event for BR ; but with some snow on the back end....we shall see! 

Impressive Upper Level Low digging into the Southern Rockies/ now eastern New Mexico... headed into west Texas

https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES16/ABI/SECTOR/sp/09/20210452251_GOES16-ABI-sp-09-1200x1200.jpg

 

Edited February 14, 2021 by richyb83

[richyb83]

Crazy Shreveport Low Temp last night 3 degrees? DFW Metroplex -minus 2...Coldest Day in 72 Years?? IMPRESSIVE!

Below 28 degrees 2nd straight day in BR...Rare indeed !

[richyb83]

^That mid - February Cold Spell was no joke!   65 consecutive hours Freezing NO JOKE for Baton Rouge!

That time of Year again...St.Patrick's Day (March 17th) schools closed early for the Severe weather that came thru in the PM. Thankfully not too bad. March 23rd was a deluge/wash out...near 4" of rain in BR; 6 -7" near Houma/NOLA etc

Last night Round #1 Squall-line  had some Severe weather in the area including a EF0 Tornado (smallest on scale) near Watson.

https://www.wbrz.com/news/ef0-tornado-touches-down-near-watson-thursday-morning/

Round #2 forecast to come thru in a few waves Late Friday /early Sat.

Edited April 9, 2021 by richyb83

[cajun]

Looks like there was a tornado outbreak in the Palmetto area this weekend.

[richyb83]

On 4/12/2021 at 8:30 AM, cajun said:

Looks like there was a tornado outbreak in the Palmetto area this weekend.

Yeah i'm afraid so.  I enjoy the Weather and fascinated by the storm systems. But not when it cost life.  That was a low end  EF3 Tornado i think...Winds 140mph?? 

https://www.katc.com/news/st-landry-parish/st-landry-parish-declaring-state-of-emergency-after-tornado-request-damage-reports

 

Had some damage in SE BR too...near the Fairgrounds ; actually closing  Airline Hwy near Highland Road

https://www.wafb.com/2021/04/10/overnight-storms-lead-road-closure-power-outages/

Not a Tornado...but possibly a straight line Wind near 100 mph? Also  toppled 18 wheeler....

Most of South Louisiana is currently under a Flash Flood Watch thru Thursday @ Noon....  places in lower Ascension Parish got abt 6" inches of rain today ...more on the way tomorrow

Edited April 14, 2021 by richyb83