Weather Alerts for Louisiana
1. Coastal Flood Advisory for: Lower Vermilion; Lower Iberia; Lower St. Mary
2. Coastal Flood Advisory for: St. John The Baptist; Lower St. Bernard; Southeast St. Tammany; Eastern Orleans; Southwestern St. Tammany; Lower Tangipahoa; Southern Livingston; Southern Hancock; Southern Harrison; Southern Jackson
3. Coastal Flood Warning for: Southern Calcasieu; Southern Orange
4. Coastal Flood Warning for: West Cameron; East Cameron; Lower Jefferson
5. Flood Warning for: Beauregard, LA; Calcasieu, LA; Newton, TX; Orange, TX
6. Flood Warning for: Bossier, LA; Webster, LA
7. Flood Warning for: Calcasieu, LA
8. Flood Warning for: Franklin, LA
9. Flood Warning for: Rapides, LA
10. Flood Watch for: Vernon; Rapides; Beauregard; Allen; Evangeline; Northern Calcasieu; Tyler; Hardin; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton; Southern Jasper; Southern Newton; Northern Orange
11. Wind Advisory for: Lafayette; Upper St. Martin; Lower St. Martin; West Cameron; East Cameron; Northern Calcasieu; Northern Jefferson Davis; Northern Acadia; Upper Vermilion; Upper Iberia; Upper St. Mary; Southern Calcasieu; Southern Jefferson Davis; Southern Acadia; Lower Vermilion; Lower Iberia; Lower St. Mary; Upper Jefferson; Northern Orange; Lower Jefferson; Southern Orange
12. Wind Advisory for: Pointe Coupee; West Feliciana; East Feliciana; St. Helena; Washington; Iberville; West Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge; Assumption; St. James; St. John The Baptist; Upper Lafourche; St. Charles; Upper St. Bernard; Upper Terrebonne; Lower Terrebonne; Lower Lafourche; Coastal Jefferson; Lower Plaquemines; Lower St. Bernard; Northern Tangipahoa; Southeast St. Tammany; Western Orleans; Eastern Orleans; Northern St. Tammany; Southwestern St. Tammany; Central Tangipahoa; Lower Tangipahoa; Northern Livingston; Southern Livingston; Western Ascension; Eastern Ascension; Upper Jefferson; Lower Jefferson; Upper Plaquemines; Central Plaquemines; Wilkinson; Amite; Pike; Walthall; Pearl River; Northern Hancock; Northern Harrison; Northern Jackson; Southern Hancock; Southern Harrison; Southern Jackson
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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless,
smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud,
because it is thicker.
Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat
of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate
before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.
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Weather Topic: What is Rain?
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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain.
Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period
of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.
Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency
depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have
an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island.
Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of
cities is 30% greater.
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