BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – A strong upper air storm system is expected to bring a significant severe weather threat to the Deep South, including the WAFB viewing area, on Saturday. A weather warning day was announced in advance of the threat.

Severe weather prospects

As of Friday evening, a Level 3/5 (Enhanced) risk of severe weather is reported for Saturday along and north of the I-10/I-12 corridor. Further south, the threat is less, but our entire viewing area should be prepared for possible strong storms. The black hatching on the map indicates that the Storm Prediction Center also believes some strong tornadoes are possible.

Early storms?

Isolated storms could begin firing as early as Saturday morning as a warm front moves inland from the Gulf of Mexico. The risk of severe weather appears to be low in the morning, but isolated strong storms cannot be ruled out.

Scattered storms into the afternoon

Isolated storms may occur into the afternoon and the threat of some becoming more severe will gradually increase. However, it is important to note that we are NOT expecting all-day rain.

The severe storm threat will reach its peak on Saturday evening

We are confident that a line of storms will move from west to east across the area Saturday night/night. And this line will likely pose the greatest threat of severe weather.

SEVERE WEATHER TYPES

All types of severe weather are possible, including damaging winds, hail and tornadoes, some of which may be severe. The risk of flooding appears to be limited, but is not zero.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK

When you wake up on Sunday, it will no longer be raining, and the final days of 2024 will see much calmer weather come to an end. New Year’s Eve celebrations should remain dry, but it will tend to be cooler and jackets will likely be needed.

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