Severe Weather Update 01.08.26
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Please see the below weather update from the National Weather Service New Orleans / Baton Rouge.
- Slight risk of severe weather and excessive rainfall for our area Friday through Saturday morning.
- All modes of severe weather are possible.
- East Baton Rouge Parish is under a Flood Watch beginning at midnight tonight through 9:00 AM Saturday morning.
- Rain will begin tonight but the heaviest rainfall is expected around midday Friday through the overnight hours Friday night.
- 2-3” of rainfall with locally higher amounts possible tonight through Saturday.
- Marginal risk of severe weather Saturday with showers lingering into the late morning and midday hours.
- Dry and colder weather forecasted for our area Saturday night through next week.
- Monday morning lows range from mid 20s to upper 30s with min wind chills form the lower 20s to mid 30s.
- Cold Weather Advisories and perhaps Freeze warnings could be needed.
Main Takeaways:
- Multiple Round and multiple hazard event possible overnight tonight through Saturday morning.
- Slight Risk of severe weather for most of the area Friday and Friday night
- Slight Risk of excessive rainfall for much of the area Friday and Friday night.
- Flood Watch issued for Friday and Friday night