Louisiana will see tropical rain move in this evening, bringing a multi-day flood threat.
A Flood Watch is in effect and will last until early Saturday morning.
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The rainfall totals have come down a bit for sections of southeast Louisiana. Some locally higher totals will still be possible though.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has been monitoring an area of low pressure, now identified as Invest 93-L. It still has a 40% or medium chance of development.
This disturbance moved out of the Florida Panhandle and is over open waters of the far Northern Gulf.
The latest data continue to show a trend continuing its course due west… just hugging the coastline.
Conditions are favorable for tropical development IF it makes it way back into Gulf waters. Regardless if it does, there’s still a plume of tropical humidity surrounding the disturbance that can still bring bouts of torrential, tropically driven rain and thunderstorms.
WHAT WE KNOW:
Chance of development over the next 2 days: Medium 40%
Chance of development over the next 3-7 days: Medium 40%
IMPACTS TO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA:
Louisiana is likely to receive heavy rainfall starting Wednesday evening, and continuing through Thursday, Friday, and possibly into Saturday regardless of tropical development.
Stay with the WDSU First Warning Weather team for all of your latest tropical updates.
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