Severe Weather Threat Update For Wednesday March 30th 2022

Click HERE and HERE for an update concerning the severe weather for Wednesday, March 30th, 2022:

Changes from the previous update:

  • Slight and Enhanced Risk areas have been added but they look very similar to the risk areas from the previous nights.

Overview:

WHAT: ENHANCED RISK of Severe Weather

WHEN: The line will be moving west to east, entering the state of Louisiana by sunrise and exiting the coastal MS counties after midnight.

WHERE: All of SE LA and S MS has a threat of severe weather with the highest threat being north of I-12/I-10

CONFIDENCE: Confidence continues to increase that severe weather will occur. Confidence is also increasing that damaging winds with a line of storms will be the main threat. At this time, the tornado threat would be confined to brief tornadoes within the line but that could change as we get closer to the event.

Impacts:

The main threats associated with any severe storms will be:

  • Wind gusts greater than 70 mph will be possible
  • Trees and powerlines could be damaged and lead to isolated/scattered power outages
  • A few tornadoes will be possible
  • Excessive rainfall and widespread flooding are not expected at this time.