Potential Severe Weather Tonight in Southeast Louisiana, NWS says

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There is a slight risk of severe for all of southeast Louisiana from tonight into Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service New Orleans.
Changes from previous update:
  • Marginal risk of severe weather has been upgraded to slight for all of southeast LA and southern Mississippi.
  • There is now a marginal risk of excessive rainfall for portions of southeast LA and southwest Mississippi.

Overview:

WHAT:  SLIGHT RISK of Severe Weather
MARGINAL RISK of Heavy Rain
WHEN: Tonight into Thursday morning
WHERE: For severe weather, southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi.
For heavy rainfall, areas northwest of a line roughly from Bogalusa to Hammond to Pierre Part.
CONFIDENCE:
  • We are confident there will be some thunderstorms across the area. We have less confidence that these storms will result in severe weather or heavy rainfall.
Impacts:
The main threats associated with any severe storms will be:
Damaging Winds:
  • Wind gusts greater than 60 mph will be possible.
Tornadoes:
  • An isolated tornado is possible.
Rainfall:
  • In addition to the severe weather threat, rainfall of 1 to 2 inches is forecast with locally higher amounts possible.
  • This rainfall could lead to ponding of water in low lying areas and areas of poor drainage.
The graphics below highlights the threats associated with this system.