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Few Strong to Severe Storms Today

This Afternoon/Evening Heavy Rain Threat. Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall portions of southeast LA, southwest MS, and just across the Pearl River. Widespread rainfall of 0.5 to 2" with locally higher amount is expected. However, there is the potential for a few storms to become anchored or additonal storms will develop right behind them and move over the same area. This would quickly add up leading to isolated locations seeing in excess of 5 to 6 inches of rain and likely localized flash flooding concerns.

Easter Weekend Forecast: Few Rounds of Storms! This afternoon and evening: Scattered afternoon pop-up storms develop. Best coverage central/western areas. Monitoring a complex or line of storms approaching from the northwest. Impacts from thunderstorms: Medium to high: Slow-moving storms resulting in areas of flash flooding. Few locally strong/isolated severe storms possible. Tonight. A complex, or broken line of strong storms either weakens and/or departs to the east. Some lingering isolated thunderstorms will remain possible, but could see a lull in activity. Impacts: Medium: Numerous showers/storms expected. Flash flood risk continues overnight. Sunday is trending drier, however remains in low confidence. For now, best chances will be along the coast, but could see a primarily dry day for the I-10/12 corridor on north. Check back for more updates.

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Location	Time (CDT)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
Baton Rouge LA	13:53	Light Rain \ Lightning Observed	10	79	71	76	S 15	-	30.07
Biloxi MS	13:55	Partly Cloudy	10	80	69	68	SSE 15	-	30.11
Gulfport MS	13:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	80	71	74	SE 17	-	30.13
Hammond LA	14:15	Lightning Observed	10	79	70	74	SSE 12	-	30.09
Houma LA	13:47	Partly Cloudy	7	82	71	69	SSE 18G23	-	30.11
McComb MS	09:53	Partly Cloudy	10	75	67	75	SSE 12	-	30.14
New Orleans LA	13:53	Cumulonimbus Clouds Observed	10	80	68	66	SSE 14	-	30.09
Slidell La	13:53	Partly Cloudy	10	83	67	58	SSE 17G29	-	30.10