Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall Update - March 8, 2022 6AM CST

Click HERE and HERE for an update concerning the severe weather and heavy rainfall threat for today and tonight.

Overview:

WHAT: MARGINAL RISK of Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall

WHEN: Tonight into early Wednesday morning for the risk of severe weather. Today and tonight for the threat of locally heavy rainfall.

WHERE: For the severe weather threat, mainly for coastal SE LA and southeastern/coastal MS. For the heavy rain threat, all of southeast LA and south MS.

CONFIDENCE:

Low confidence of strong to severe storms as well as the potential for flash flooding.

Impacts:

The main threats associated with any locally strong to severe severe storm will be:

• Locally strong wind gusts 40 to 60 mph will be possible which may lead to scattered wind damage and/or local power outages.

   

• A few isolated, weak tornadoes will be possible.

• Locally intense rainfall rates in any stronger storm may lead to ponding of water in low lying and poor drainage areas.