Flooding Rains in New Orleans
A line of thunderstorms has been oriented west to east across the River Parishes and the Greater New Orleans area since early this evening.
4.33 inches of rain has fallen officially at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport since 6 p.m.
Doppler radar estimates show a widespread area of 4 to 5 inch amounts from north of Thibodeaux to Hahnville to Kenner.
Several parishes are under flash flood warnings.
Rain continues to be heavy in the downtown area, with lots of thunder and lightning. The rain is diminshing to the west, thankfully.
January 4th, 2009 at 12:21 am
That’s what happens when ‘Bama loses.
January 4th, 2009 at 1:03 am
Wow… I expected rain to fall after I left, but not that much! This time last night it was foggy and 63 on Lake Ponchartrain with visibilities under one quarter of a mile.
January 4th, 2009 at 7:09 am
Bill, what is the program here being used to view the radar? Also, do you know of/recommend any other programs for viewing Doppler radars?
January 4th, 2009 at 8:49 am
That is grlevel 3 http://www.grlevelx.com/
January 4th, 2009 at 10:11 am
Good morning Ryan,
It is GRLevel3. It is a paid for downloaded software from the NWSs nation wide. It is an AWESOME program! It cost around $80 & is a one time pay deal. You can access it through GRLevelx.com.
Other free recommended radar sites that I would say are wunderground.com.
January 4th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Thank you!