A strong storm system will move through Louisiana Monday night and bring a risk of damaging winds and tornadoes, which is why Monday night is the first day of a WDSU Weather Alert.RADAR LIVE | LATEST WEATHER ALERTS This storm system will have all the ingredients to generate a threat of wind gusts greater than 58 mph, heavy rain, cloud-to-ground lightning, small hail, and isolated tornadoes. The entire area is under Level 2 of 5 (slight risk) for possible severe weather, while a Level 3 (enhanced risk) for severe storms has been defined just across the border from the north coast in Mississippi and to the west to northern Louisiana. THREATS: The greatest threat will come from damaging winds over 58 mph. There is a 15% chance that a storm capable of producing such winds will occur within 25 miles of you. Further north, the probability is 30%. There is also a possibility of one or two isolated tornadoes. All of Southeast Louisiana has a less than 5% chance of a tornado occurring within 25 miles of you. Just across the border into Mississippi, there is a 10% chance of one or two strong tornadoes. They are tornadoes of force EF-2 or higher. Winds of that range could reach over 130 mph and cause significant damage and pose a life-threatening situation. Here’s how I rate the risk of serious threats across southeast Louisiana on Monday night. STORM TIMING: At this time, storms appear to affect much of southeastern Louisiana after sunset Monday night. Some high-resolution data indicates that storms will arrive in the evening hours, primarily after 6 pm. Other data indicates that storms will reach southeastern Louisiana well after midnight. Most of the data has been converging on a timeline that looks like this: RAIN: What will happen? The most beneficial thing will be the expected rain. Although it will be intense and the storms will move relatively quickly. Much of the area from north of New Orleans is likely to receive at least 0.50″ of rain with some areas receiving 1″ to 2″ or more. PREPARATION: The worst part of this scenario is the timing. The worsts Storms could hit the more populated areas of Southeast Louisiana while we’re already in bed. That means I URGED you to have your smart devices set to receive audible alerts so you can be notified if there is a tornado warning for your area! Stay with WDSU First Warning Weather for all the latest coverage and updates on this potentially dangerous situation!
A strong storm system will move through Louisiana on Monday night and bring a risk of damaging winds and tornadoes, which is why Monday night is a WDSU First Warning Weather Watch day.
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This storm system will have all the ingredients to generate a threat of wind gusts greater than 58 mph, heavy rain, cloud-to-ground lightning, small hail, and isolated tornadoes. The entire area is under Level 2 of 5 (slight risk) for possible severe weather, while a Level 3 (enhanced risk) for severe storms has been defined just across the border from the north coast in Mississippi and to the west to northern Louisiana.
SERIOUS THREATS:
The biggest threat will be damaging winds over 58 mph. There is a 15% chance that a storm capable of producing such winds will occur within 25 miles of you. Further north, the probability is 30%.
There is also a possibility of one or two isolated tornadoes. All of Southeast Louisiana has a less than 5% chance of a tornado occurring within 25 miles of you. Just across the border into Mississippi, there is a 10% chance of one or two strong tornadoes. They are tornadoes of force EF-2 or higher. Winds of that range could reach over 130 mph causing considerable damage and posing a life-threatening situation.
Here’s how I rate the risk of serious threats across southeast Louisiana on Monday night.
TIME OF THE STORM:
Right now, storms appear to affect much of southeastern Louisiana after sunset Monday night. Some high-resolution data indicates that storms will arrive in the afternoon hours, mainly after 6 p.m.
Other data indicates that storms will reach southeastern Louisiana well after midnight.
Most of the data has been converging on a timeline that looks like this:
RAIN:
What will be most beneficial will be the expected rainfall. Although it will be intense and the storms will move relatively quickly. Much of the area from north of New Orleans is likely to receive at least 0.50″ of rain with some areas likely to receive 1″ to 2″ or more.
PREPARATION:
The worst part of this scenario is the timing. The worst storms could hit the most populated areas of Southeast Louisiana by the time we’re in bed! That means I URGED YOU to have your smart devices set to receive audible alerts so you can be notified if there is a tornado warning in your area.
Stay with WDSU First Warning Weather for the latest coverage and updates on this potentially dangerous situation!
