8/12 – Rob’s VERY WET “Friday/Weekend” Forecast

The HEAVY RAINFALL event continues across the area, with activity already in the viewing area. A low-pressure system now in SE Louisiana continues to pump moisture and instability into the Gulf south. After over 5” of rainfall yesterday, another couple inches is on-tap today with the HEAVIEST activity to be in SE Louisiana. With such deep tropical moisture in place, any storms of moderate intensity will very efficient rain producers and could result in localized flooding. 2″/hr rainfall rates are certainly possible with more intense storms and rates higher than that could occur for short duration. The rain will shift to the south and west, towards the Baton Rouge and New Orleans metro areas later this afternoon. Rain potential will decrease but stay around 40-50% through the weekend.