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Axios
18 hours ago
- Climate
- Axios
Tropical system in Gulf expected to bring heavy rain to New Orleans
A tropical disturbance in the Gulf could bring up to 10 inches of rain to New Orleans this week, the National Weather Service says. Why it matters: Now is the time to clean storm drains and prepare for street flooding. The big picture: The National Hurricane Center is tracking a low pressure system that's expected to move into the Gulf late Tuesday. Gradual development is possible, NHC says. It will be named Dexter if it strengthens into a tropical storm. See the latest forecast. The latest: Flash flooding is possible on the Gulf Coast regardless of further development, says Megan Williams, a meteorologist with the NWS office in Slidell. The rain could start Wednesday and go through Sunday night in southeast Louisiana, NWS says. The storms may be capable of producing more than 3 inches of rain per hour. It's too early to pinpoint where the heaviest rain will fall, she says. About 2 to 4 inches of rain are likely, but up to 10 inches could fall. Zoom in: New Orleans' drainage pumps can handle 1 inch of rain the first hour and 0.5 inch per hour after that when the system is working at full capacity. Jefferson Parish's system has a similar pumping capacity. When rain falls too quickly, it overwhelms the pumps, causing street flooding. By the numbers: The Sewerage & Water Board says 86 of 93 major pumps (map) are working as of Monday afternoon. Two of its power turbines are down and available only for emergency use. All the underpass pumps are working, SWBNO says, with the exception of one of the three that drain the Carrolton Avenue/I-10 underpass. Until then, New Orleans is expected to have dangerous heat conditions. Heat advisories are in effect Monday and Tuesday, with a heat index of 110 expected. Wednesday also may be steamy, depending on when the rain starts. The current forecast has a "feels like" temp of 109. So far, five people have died in Louisiana of heat-related causes, according to the state health department. Last year, 51 people died. Go deeper
BBC News
15-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Women's Super League round-up: Wigan go top and Leeds make history
Wigan Warriors maintained their perfect start to the Women's Super League season with a 58-0 win at Huddersfield Warriors notched 10 tries at Laund Hill, with Eva Hunter, Tiana Power and Megan Williams all scoring Cooper, Anna Davies, Kaitlin Hilton and Grace Banks also got in on the Ebony Stead scored four tries as Leeds Rhinos secured the league's biggest-ever win, thrashing Warrington Wolves 110-0 at victory saw them return to the top of the table after four was a fast start from the Challenge Cup winners, with Coleman and Hunter crossing inside six minutes, with Hunter again and Power twice scoring before the the hour, it was 46-0 thanks to quick scores from Banks, Williams and Hilton. Davies scored the ninth before Williams rounded things off. Isabelle Rowe was imperious with the boot, converting nine of the ten were 54-0 up at the break, with Stead, Izzy Northrop and Evie Cousins all scoring Donnelly, Bethan Dainton and Sophie Nuttall also scored before added two more, while Cousins and Nuttall completed hat-tricks, and Lucy Murray (twice), Ruby Bruce, Donnelly again, Liv Whitehead, Shannon Brown and Ruby Walker scored to get Leeds off the mark in empahtic fashion.
Axios
27-03-2025
- Climate
- Axios
St. Patrick's Day parade canceled as weather scrambles plans
Storms set to enter the New Orleans metro Saturday are scrambling spring festival and parade plans yet again. Why it matters: Can't the Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day parade get a break? Sheesh! The big picture: Most of Saturday's storms will move through in the early-morning hours between midnight and 6am, says meteorologist Megan Williams of the National Weather Service's Slidell office. As of midday Thursday, we're not expected to get severe storms, she says, "but I can't rule out that one or two could be severe." "The risk is mostly going to be potential for strong winds and also some locally heavy rainfall." Zoom in: That's made some event planners pull the plug early, so expect cancellations for your weekend. State of play: These are the event changes we know about: The Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day parade, which was already rescheduled once because of weather, has been canceled. Freret Street Festival has been postponed until Nov. 1. Make It In Old Algiers Festival has been rescheduled to May. City Park's Big Bass Fishing Rodeo will continue as planned for the rodeo and the shore fishing competition, but the Boats on the Bayou and the Fishtival events are canceled, a representative says. Brews, Boils & Bubbles has moved to Sunday.
