Rain Coming to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the Southern U.S. will bring heavy to excessive rainfall over portions of west-central Texas into tonight then from central Texas through the central Gulf Coast on Friday. The Southeast U.S. will see heavier rain Saturday. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

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Climate Data for May 1

	Normal High*	Normal Low*	Record High	Record Low	Record Precipitation
Baton Rouge (since 1892)	82	61	91 (1990)	40 (1908)	3.22 (1937)
Biloxi, MS (since 1893)	79	65	90 (1943)	45 (1908)	4.64 (2013)
McComb, MS (since 1948)	80	58	90 (2002)	41 (1996)	3.15 (1967)
New Orleans - City (since 1893)	85	66	91 (1943)	46 (1908)	4.51 (1937)
New Orleans Intl Airport - MSY (since 1871)	82	65	91 (1978)	49 (1965)	2.2 (1993)
Slidell, LA (since 1956)	80	62	89 (1985)	45 (1996)	2.8 (1975)

*30 Year Climate Normals from 1991 to 2020
A severe thunderstorm spawned an F2 tornado that touched down near White Castle, LA (Iberville Parish). The tornado destroyed a restaurant-grocery and a mobile home, damaged another home and a bridge house, and capsized a boat at Bayou Pigeon.

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Rain Coming to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

New Orleans Area Daily Climate Data