Severe weather is going to trounce on outdoor Easter plans. State climatologist Barry Keim says the Storm Prediction Center has the state in the marginal category of severe weather risk on Saturday with a warm front passing through, then an enhanced and moderate risk on Sunday.
“We’re going to be back in warm tropical air from the Gulf of Mexico for just a few hours, only to have a cold front sweep through later in the afternoon on Sunday and into the evening and this cold front is expected to produce some severe weather in the form of high winds, hail, and tornadoes,” said Keim.
Keim expects rain totals to be up to 2 inches, with rainfall amounts tapering off closer to the coast.
“You could always get some isolated areas of heavy rainfall and flash flooding, so be wary of the that, but hopefully everybody is going to be home, hunkered down in the face of the coronavirus,” said Keim.
The Storm Prediction Center only has five risk levels for severe weather, so Keim says for Louisiana to be second from the top indicates a serious situation on Sunday.
“When the Storm Prediction Center has you in the ‘enhanced’ and then ramps you up into the ‘moderate’ category, it’s very likely there’s going to be some fireworks across the state. I’m fully anticipating severe weather, so brace yourself,” said Keim.
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