As alluded to in yesterday’s blog, the weather system that looks reminiscent of TS Allison has certainly produced Allison-like flooding across parts of the Houston area, through SE Texas and into SW Louisiana near Lake Charles. The images on tonight’s news really highlighted how quickly it can flood when you get 7-8†of rain within a three hour time-frame. We have been fortunate not to get the flooding rains, but we certainly could have used more precipitation across most of Acadiana.Â
There is still a chance of healthy storms as of press time, moving in from the east. These storms should weaken with the loss of daytime heating this evening. The upper low over SE Texas will drift to the southwest and should weaken over the next few days leaving Acadiana with more typical summer-like weather. Rain chances should come down to 20-30% for the rest of the week, with highs reaching into the low-mid 90s.Â
Another surge in moisture and an upper level disturbance should bump up our rain chances just in time for the weekend. Incidentally summer “officially†begins on the calendar Wednesday at 7:26am…been there, done that, and we already have the t-shirt!Â
Rob Perillo