WEATHER UPDATE FROM US NWS NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE 6.30.26

Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi partners –

Here is information concerning the severe weather threat this evening

Overview:

WHAT:  MARGINAL RISK of Severe Weather

WHEN: Today (June 30), late afternoon to late evening

WHERE: Generally west of I-55

CONFIDENCE:  We are confident that there will be thunderstorms in the area and that a few may be strong to marginally severe.  We have less confidence in exactly where those strong/severe storms will occur.

Impacts:

The main threats associated with any severe storms will be:

Damaging Winds:

• Wind gusts greater than 60 mph are possible.
• Winds of this magnitude are capable of causing damage to trees and power lines, leading to isolated/scattered power outages

Rainfall

• In addition to the severe weather threat, rainfall of 0.5 inches is forecast. There is a chance of local amounts 1 inch or more.