Bonnie was downgraded to a tropical depression late Friday afternoon after spending about 12 hours over land in southern Florida.
Bonnie is moving smartly to the west-northwest but should slow somewhat along with a gradual turn to the northwest Saturday. This may provide some opportunity for the system to strengthen back to tropical storm status.
Conversely, some of the latest tropical models weaken the system back to a tropical wave prior to landfall Saturday night/Sunday morning over eastern-most Louisiana or southern Mississippi.
It appears that the main tropical threats from Bonnie will be confined east of Acadaina but there may be the threat of heavy tropical showers and storms spreading westward into the area mainly Sunday…so that is what we will be on the look out for. Storm surge issues and damaging winds are not expected for the Acadiana area.
The remnant moisture from Bonnie may linger Monday and Tuesday across the area keeping the chance of some flooding with us until drier weather moves back into the area mid-late next week. Stay with KATC online or on the air for the latest this weekend…