Severe Weather & Heavy Rainfall Update – 3/17/23
Published 8:45 am Friday, March 17, 2023
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Overview:
WHAT: SLIGHT RISK of Severe Weather and MARGINAL RISK of flooding rainfall
WHEN: Now through late afternoon today
WHERE: Severe weather risk mainly along and south of a line from Tylertown to Baton Rouge and heavy rainfall risk for all areas
CONFIDENCE:
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We are confident there will be showers and thunderstorms across these areas. However, there is low confidence with intensity of severe and moderate confidence in heavy rainfall.
Impacts:
The main threats associated with any severe storms will be:
Damaging Winds:
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Wind gusts greater than 58 mph will be possible
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Trees and powerlines could be damaged and lead to isolated/scattered power outages
Tornadoes:
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Tornadoes are not the prime concern but one can’t be ruled out
