Severe Weather page from March 29-30 2011

Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

March 29, 2011

A warm front moved out of the Gulf across Southeast Louisiana during the afternoon hours of Wednesday, March 29th. Thunderstorms developed along the warm front that became severe in intensity, producing numerous reports of large hail, very high winds and isolated tornadoes.

NWS survey teams from WFO New Orleans/Baton Rouge found 2 separate short-lived weak tornado tracks - an EF1 in Delacroix and a EF0 in Edgard. In addition, a large swath of straight line wind damage occurred across portions of the West Bank of the Greater New Orleans Area.

A photo of a Funnel Cloud sighted over Edgard, LA on March 29, 2011

A snap shot of a funnel cloud near Edgard, LA on March 29, 2011 (behind building right of center)

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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Severe Weather page from March 29-30 2011

Severe Weather Across Southeast Louisiana

March 29, 2011