Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California

Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. Read More >

Late April/Early May Severe Weather and Flooding

Event Overview

A slow moving storm system resulted in severe lines of thunderstorms moving across southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana between April 26th and May 2nd. This resulted in all forms severe weather including hail, damaging winds, and 4 tornadoes. The multiple rounds of thunderstorms brought heavy rainfall which culminated in flash flooding on May 1st along much of the Interstate 10 corridor. In addition to the flooding on many area roads, Interstate 49 was closed for several hours due to flash flooding.

Tornado Table

Time	Location	Strength	Killed	Injuries	Path Length	Max Path Width	Path
April 27 5:58 AM	Woodville, TX	EF-1	0	0	0.7 Miles	50 Yards
April 27 6:22 AM	Magnolia Springs, TX	EF-1	0	0	2.7 Miles	50 Yards
April 30 6:08 AM	Call, TX	EF-2	0	3	10.15 Miles	500 Yards
April 30 11:25 AM	Big Cane, LA	UNK	0	0	UNK	UNK