weather

Rainfall Hampering La. Farmers

The Associated Press — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Heavy rains in southwest Louisiana are flooding land and keeping some farmers out of the fields.

With Too Much Rain, Crawfish Swim Out of Ponds

The Associated Press — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:36:07 +0000

As rain followed rain in south Louisiana, the president of the Louisiana Crawfish Farmers Association saw a good chunk of his crop swim over the levees around his ponds while fish swam in to feast on those remaining.

Storms Giving Way to Colder Weather

The Associated Press — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:13:58 +0000

Utility companies reported thousands of power outages scattered around Louisiana as a cold front brought morning storms and colder temperatures to the state.

Entergy electric power companies reported more than 17,000 without power Thursday morning. Cleco in central Louisiana had more than 6,000 without power as of 9 a.m.

Plague of lovebugs descends on Louisiana

The Associated Press — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:23:59 +0000

This year's hot and humid weather could make this one of the worst lovebug seasons in years in south Louisiana, bug experts said.

Hurricane watch now includes New Orleans area

The Associated Press and Jason Saul — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:44:38 +0000

Forecasters say a hurricane watch has been extended to include the New Orleans metro area as Tropical Storm Isaac makes its way toward the Florida Keys.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sunday morning that the watch area now stretches from east of Morgan City, La., to the Florida Panhandle.

Fla. governor declares emergency, N.O. officials urge precaution as TS Isaac approaches

The Associated Press and Jason Saul — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:29:54 +0000

MIAMI — Florida Gov.

Drought In U.S. Now Worst Since 1956; Food Prices To Spike, Economy To Suffer

Mark Memmott — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:26:00 +0000

With about 55 percent of the continental U.S.

Weather alert issued for New Orleans East

Jason Saul — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:58:34 +0000

The National Weather Service has issued an alert for New Orleans East and upper St. Bernard Parish, due to a cluster of strong, slow-moving thunderstorms affecting the area.

The storms, located northeast of Chalmette, are moving to the northeast at approximately 5 mph, and packing frequent lightning and wind gusts up to 35 to 45 mph, according to the Weather Service.

National Weather Service issues regional weather alert

Jason Saul — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 23:41:53 +0000

The National Weather Service has issued a weather alert this evening for parts of four parishes, in advance of a cluster of strong thunderstorms approaching the region.

The storms, which are moving north at about 5 mph, may produce one to two inches of rain in a short period of time, says the Weather Service. That much rain may result in the ponding of water around low-lying roadways.

The alert covers upper Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes, as well as New Orleans and New Orleans East.

Tropical Storm Debby forms in the Gulf

The Associated Press — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:51:56 +0000

Tropical Storm Debby has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and forecasters say it will bring rain to the Gulf coast from southern Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.

Forecasters said Saturday the storm has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. A tropical storm warning has been issued for part of the Louisiana coast.