NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — One other spherical of sturdy to extreme storms could be anticipated throughout the northern Gulf Coast late Friday evening via Saturday morning.

In accordance with the most recent forecast fashions, the New Orleans space may see sturdy storms and durations of heavy rainfall arriving after 1 a.m. Saturday.

The Storm Prediction Heart has outlined all of South Louisiana and South Mississippi below a “Slight Danger” for extreme storms, which is risk stage 2 out of 5 on their scale.

Damaging wind gusts would be the major concern, together with the potential for big hail and an remoted twister or two.

Flooding can also be a priority via Saturday morning. Most areas have already obtained 1.5 to three inches of rain over the previous 24 hours and one other 1 to 2 inches of rainfall could be anticipated. A Flood Watch is in impact via 7 a.m. Saturday.

Though some remoted showers could linger till the center of the day Saturday, the primary methods driving the extreme climate will transfer eastward by early Saturday afternoon, decreasing the specter of heavy rain and storms. Then, skies will clear pretty shortly by the night.

By early subsequent week, excessive stress will dominate, preserving the area principally rain-free as temperatures climb to the low 90s.

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