NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Rain chances return Saturday; Hail possible but not a washout. Winds become more southerly now through saturday evening.. Expect temperatures and moisture to increase through the day.
Expect strong, gusty winds and some heavy down pours as well as a chance some storms produce hail. The Storm Prediction Center placed a level 1 out of 5 severe storm risk for all of Southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
An “unusually strong” storm system for March may bring a range of hazards that includes wildfires, blizzards and tornadoes.
SEVERE PREDICTION. STORM PREDICTION CENTER ACTUALLY EXTENDED THAT ON DOWN. THIS ALSO INCLUDES A SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR SEEING TORNADOES AS WELL. SO KEEPING A CHECK ON THAT HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT.
Officials rushed to reschedule Mardi Gras celebrations and warned revelers as powerful storms were expected to strike Louisiana.
Police say they received reports around 5:53 about a man with gunshot wounds on I-10 East just past the Crowder Boulevard exit. He was declared dead on the scene.