Six to ten inches or more of rain is possible this week for much of south and central Louisiana as a result of an approaching tropical disturbance expected to reach southwest Louisiana tomorrow night. Meteorologist Donald Jones with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles says a tropical wave moving up the Texas coastline is the main contributor for all of the rain.
“There’s going to be, obviously, a lot of tropical moisture with it, so we’ll be looking at very high rain chances and pretty consistent rain across the area through as late as Friday evening,” Jones explained.
Jones says there is the possibility this low-pressure system could develop into a tropical storm before the center of the system reaches southwest Louisiana tomorrow night.
“The limiting factor, though, is that it’s only going to have that 24-to-30-hour period for it to actually develop; so not a whole lot of time for it to get its act together,” Jones noted.
A tropical storm warning extends from Sabine Pass to Morgan City. If the Gulf disturbance develops into a named storm, it will be called Tropical Storm Arthur.
Jones says even if this system does not develop into a named storm, it can cause significant flooding.
“We all talk about the strong winds and the major hurricanes; but these are kind of the quiet damage producers, in that they drop a whole lot of rainfall,” Jones said.
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