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The latest on Tropical Storm Jose and powerful, potentially catastrophic Hurricane Maria with 175 mph winds.
The latest on Tropical Storm Jose and powerful, potentially catastrophic Hurricane Maria with 175 mph winds.
We'll start our work week with muggy conditions with patchy fog across Acadiana. With a ridge of high pressure over the area, conditions will remain generally calm. Just a few isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms can be expected.
We'll start our work week with muggy conditions with patchy fog across Acadiana. With a ridge of high pressure over the area, conditions will remain generally calm. Just a few isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms can be expected.
Acadiana's weather pattern will feel more like August than September this weekend with highs pushing into the lower 90s along with the usual summer chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm.
Acadiana's weather pattern will feel more like August than September this weekend with highs pushing into the lower 90s along with the usual summer chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm.
Summer like weather has made a big return to the area after about a week of relief from the heat and humidity, and it looks like it's going to stick around for a while. Partly cloudy skies are expected today with highs near 90 degrees. As the dew point temperatures are pushing back to near 70, heat index values will run between 95 and 100 degrees this afternoon. A bit of an upper disturbance will push out of the Gulf of Mexico toward the northeast today. This could enhance the chance...
Summer like weather has made a big return to the area after about a week of relief from the heat and humidity, and it looks like it's going to stick around for a while. Partly cloudy skies are expected today with highs near 90 degrees. As the dew point temperatures are pushing back to near 70, heat index values will run between 95 and 100 degrees this afternoon. A bit of an upper disturbance will push out of the Gulf of Mexico toward the northeast today. This could enhance the chance...
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) upgraded an organized area of disturbed weather south of the Cabo Verde Islands to the 14th tropical depression of the season late Thursday night.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) upgraded an organized area of disturbed weather south of the Cabo Verde Islands to the 14th tropical depression of the season late Thursday night.
After a recent taste of some early fall temperatures, Acadiana's weather will fall back into a summer-like reality this weekend.
After a recent taste of some early fall temperatures, Acadiana's weather will fall back into a summer-like reality this weekend.
Harvey is slowly weakening and should be downgraded to a tropical depression during the overnight hours as it pushes further inland towards Alexandria.
Harvey is slowly weakening and should be downgraded to a tropical depression during the overnight hours as it pushes further inland towards Alexandria.
This afternoon the remnants of Harvey are beginning to form a weak area of low pressure(closed circulation) over the western Yucatan Peninsula.
This afternoon the remnants of Harvey are beginning to form a weak area of low pressure(closed circulation) over the western Yucatan Peninsula.
KATC's Hurricane Safety Guide will get you prepared for what you need to know before the season starts, before a storm makes landfall, during a a storm and afterwards.
KATC's Hurricane Safety Guide will get you prepared for what you need to know before the season starts, before a storm makes landfall, during a a storm and afterwards.
Avoid being caught off guard when a storm enters the Gulf of Mexico by having an emergency plan in place and supplies on hand.
Avoid being caught off guard when a storm enters the Gulf of Mexico by having an emergency plan in place and supplies on hand.
Know where the storm is going and how to get out of its path with satellite images, tracking charts and evacuation maps.
Know where the storm is going and how to get out of its path with satellite images, tracking charts and evacuation maps.
Learn more on what goes into categorizing hurricanes, how often major storms hit and just what kind of damage you can expect.
Learn more on what goes into categorizing hurricanes, how often major storms hit and just what kind of damage you can expect.
There are multiple local, state and federal agencies involved in preparing people for emergencies and offering educational resources.
There are multiple local, state and federal agencies involved in preparing people for emergencies and offering educational resources.
As Acadiana approaches the one year anniversary of the historic August Flood of 2016, this is an update to the story I wrote last September.
As Acadiana approaches the one year anniversary of the historic August Flood of 2016, this is an update to the story I wrote last September.
