Line of Storms Moving East
National Weather Service Radar (Old) , Image: NOAA
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Heavy rain is crossing Southern Texas into the Lower Mississippi River Valley this Monday. Flash flood watches are in effect from central Texas to central Louisiana. For the latest radar imagery, click on this link for Houston weather. The line of storms is now moving toward Lake Charles, Louisiana.
National Weather Service Radar (Old), Image: NOAA
The biggest threat from these storms appears to be heavy rain. The cold front is expected to advance through the Mississippi River Valley today, with the heaviest rainfall concentrated in East Texas and Western Louisiana.
National Forecast Map, Image: NOAA
Tomorrow, a portion of the cold front breaks off to the North, and another front and associated low forms over the Lower Mississippi River Valley in Louisiana. This will bring a fresh round of showers and thunderstorms to the Gulf Coast.
Forecast Map, Tuesday, Image: NOAA
It looks like the Central and Southern Plains will see a brief break in the middle of the week before another storm sets up for the weekend.
-Dawn Brown
Weather Warnings Light Up Louisiana
Storm Prediction Center Radar, Image: NOAA
Image above is old! Go to the Storm Prediction Center website for the latest graphics. Stay tuned to your local TV stations for the latest watches and warnings.
A large storm system crossing the mid-section has sparked severe weather warnings across Southeastern Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. Forecasters in Lafayette, Louisiana are staying on top of a line of severe storms moving through the area. Soon, those warnings will move east. You can track the storms as they move through New Orleans and Central Mississippi.
National Satellite, Image: NOAA
You can see how large the storm is on the satellite imagery. Heavy rain and thunderstorms stretch from Iowa to the Gulf of Mexico. The severe line is being aided by warm, tropical air from the Gulf of Mexico and the remnants of Hurricane Rick.
The stormy weather and associated cold front quickly marches east toward the Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys.
-Dawn Brown
The Pacific is Getting All the Action!
Tropical Storm Marty (courtesy NOAA)
Tropical Storm Marty formed off the Mexican coast last night, and Baja California could once again be affected by a tropical system in the few days. It’s expected to weaken once it gets close to Baja, and it doesn’t look like it will be close enough for Baja to even experience tropical storm force winds. However, wave action from the system could affect swells off the Pacific coast, check out Surfline’s Hurricane Tracker forecast for the latest on the swells from this tropical system.
Remnants of Fred (courtesy NOAA)
On the left hand side of the page, I have the latest satellite imagery from the Atlantic Ocean, which shows the remnants of Hurricane Fred. Fred was the second major hurricane of the season after Hurricane Bill. In this satellite picture, the remnants of Fred are an area of showers and thunderstorms on the far right. At least one reliable computer model has Fred regenerating close to the Bahamas. But I have to remind readers once again that these computer models have trouble forecasting the intensity of a storm. If Fred did regenerate close the Bahamas, another upper level trough sweeping across the continental United States would carry Fred on a more northerly track once it moved close to the Bahamas. Keep in mind, though, the National Hurricane Center is giving the remnants of Fred a low (less than 30%) chance of redeveloping.
Meanwhile, rain from a STUBBORN area of low pressure continues to plague the Midwest. The US Radar Map shows stormy conditions over Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi from that area of low pressure that dumped heavy rain over Texas and Louisiana this past weekend. Forecast maps show that low persisting over the central United States through next week, when that large upper level trough finally moves through, changing the weather pattern. Remember, you can watch any TV broadcast anywhere across the US by clicking on my link, GET YOUR LOCAL TV FORECAST!. The link is in the right hand column, scroll down to the bottom. Today, a lot of the weather action is in Nashville, Tennessee. You can look at the local radar, and watch the ABC Nashville TV Weather for more information.
Hurricane Ike’s Anniversary was a couple of days ago. A friend sent me this link. It’s pretty cool to see the before and after pictures compiled. I remember watching KHOU, the CBS affiliate in Houston’s, broadcast online all night.
-Dawn Brown
No End to the Rain for the Gulf South
Texas and Louisiana continue to suffer heavy rain from a large and persistent area of showers and thunderstorms in the Gulf of Mexico.
Latest Gulf South Radar Imagery
The showers and thunderstorms aren’t likely to develop into a tropical system, but flash flood watchings and other weather warnings have been posted because of the large batch of rain that continues to make it’s way onshore. For the latest forecast from your local TV affiliate, click on this link: Get Your Local TV Weather!
While some areas will see a bit of a break for a few hours during the day, expect the chance of rain to continue for the next 5 days. Most computer models show the persistence of disturbed weather off the Texas/Louisiana coastline through the middle of next week.
-Dawn Brown