Severe/Heavy Rainfall Update - May 20, 2022 8 AM

Click HERE and HERE for an update concerning the severe weather threats for Sunday.

Overview:

WHAT: MARGINAL RISK of Severe Weather and SLIGHT RISK of flooding rainfall Sunday

WHEN: Mainly through the daylight hours.

WHERE: Marginal severe risk north of a line from Tylertown to Baton Rouge. Slight flooding risk for the entire area.

CONFIDENCE: Low confidence in severe thunderstorms. Moderate confidence in isolated areas receiving high rain rates up to 4" per hour with the strongest thunderstorms.

Impacts:

The main threats associated with any severe storms will be:

• Large Hail =  1"

• Wind gusts greater than 60 mph will be possible

• Trees and powerlines could be damaged and lead to isolated/small scale power outages

• Rainfall totals could be 1 to 2 inches areawide but isolated areas could receive rainfall rates up to 4" per hour causing localized flooding of poorly drained areas