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Severe Thunderstorms In the Central U.S. and Heat This Weekend

Severe thunderstorms overnight may produce damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flooding over parts of the Plains into the mid-MS Valley. On Sunday, scattered severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts are expected across the Mid-Atlantic vicinity. Hazardous heat will continue in the South, Southwest and central California this weekend building across the Pacific Northwest Sunday. Read More >

Daily Climate Graphic

Climate Data for June 14
  Normal High* Normal Low* Record High Record Low Record Precipitation
Baton Rouge (since 1892) 91 72 100 (1963) 55 (1903) 3.94 (1989)
Biloxi, MS (since 1893) 88 74 99 (1952) 61 (1913) 4.46 (1987)
McComb, MS (since 1948) 90 69 102 (1963) 54 (1995) 2.19 (1989)
New Orleans - City (since 1893) 93 75 98 (2021) 56 (1913) 2.09 (1928)
New Orleans Intl Airport - MSY (since 1871) 90 75 97 (1963) 63 (1988) 2.62 (2004)
Slidell, LA (since 1956) 88 72 97 (1963) 57 (1995) 3.56 (2004)
*30 Year Climate Normals from 1991 to 2020
On this day in 1993: Lightning struck a 280,000 barrel Oil tank in Empire, Louisiana (Plaquemines Parish). It took firemen 4 hours to extinguish the resulting fire.