Whoever has the rain shield over Church Point, please remove it.
This low pressure system off the Texas/Louisiana coast, isn't expected to form into a tropical system (but remember we are now in Hurricane Season of 2020, so who knows what will happen). Acadiana will most likely see more rainfall from this compared to TS Cristobal.
Rainbow over Church Point
Latest QPF Forecast (Rainfall) shows generally 2"-3" around Acadiana over the next 3 days. This forecast does not take into account rain bands that will train over a certain area. Should that happen its possibly to see 5"-6" in isoalted spots of Acadiana. We won't know exactly where those rainbands set up till Sunday night/Monday morning.
Thunderstorms in Abbeville, LA
Weather Prediction Center still forecasting the possibility for heavy rainfall in Acadiana starting tomorrow night into Thursday. Right now 1" - 4" is possible with higher amount possible in isolated spots.
Huge rainbow in Church Point
We were treated to some dolphins feeding and chasing bait fish at the platform this hitch. #GC52
Video of the waterspout I saw offshore on Wednesday afternoon. #lawx #cajunweather #louisianaweather #offshorelife #GC52
Odd setup this morning. Looking at the radar, it seems the storms near the Gulf of Mexico, which is part of a low pressure, actually moved northward toward the squall line. Rather than the squall line dropping South and pushing the low pressure storms eastward.
Dust devil season. Caught in Branch, LA in the Fruge Crawfish ponds.
Another dolphin video I took today. It was such an awesome experience to see them that close!
This is why I enjoy being able to work outside. More videos coming later today.
Notice the thin green/yellow line ahead of the storms. That's a gust front being pushed out by the thunderstorms.
The dolphins are out playing this morning at the Cameron Ferry.
This is a hyperlapse video of the rainstorms moving across the wide open Gulf of Mexico #GC52 #cajunweather
Rainbow over Church Point, LA
Decided to have some fun with the sky and my brother in laws dog.. lol
Very slight spin of motion with with the storms this morning. General motion is mostly north. These bands still extended into the Gulf of Mexico, so there is a lot of moisture to pull and then pour on Acadiana.
I know most people have let their guard down, but its not over yet. Heavy rains are still trying to move inland in a counter-clockwise motion. Also note how some stronger storms actually form over Vermilion and Lafayette Parish, towards the end of the clip. It's a thin line, but may show the atmosphere is ready to support heavier rains. Isolated flooding could still occur this evening in Acadiana. I'll be monitoring the radar for most of the night so I'll post radar updates when needed.
Center of circulation at the surface looks be in Vermilion Parish. We will continue to wait and see if the bands rotate into Acadiana. There is more storms than what shows on radar that extends into the Gulf of Mexico.
Storms approaching Church Point, LA
Interesting setup this morning as the individual storms are firing up ahead of the line, then moving north into the line, as the line moves south. Looks like we will see the higher rain totals in the coastal parishes.
This is the excessive rainfall outlook from Wednesday morning to Thursday morning. The tropical moisture from the low pressure that was in the Bay of Campeche, that never formed, will move into Texas and Louisiana over the next few days. Acadiana is under a flash flood watch from Wednesday morning to Thursday evening. Watch for isolated flash flooding.
Not for broadcast. Power lines down on HWY 35 between Church Point and Branch, LA. US National Weather Service Lake Charles Louisiana
