Severe Weather page from March 29-30 2011

Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the Plains; Heavy Snow in the Sierra and Northern Rockies

Gusty winds and warm, very dry conditions will lead to a Critical Risk of fire weather across much of the High Plains through Thursday. A Pacific storm system will bring strong winds and precipitation from the Pacific Northwest to the Northern Rockies, with heavy mountain snow in the Sierra-Nevada and northern Rockies. Heavy snow will continue in the northern Rockies on Thursday. Read More >

March 29, 2011

A warm front moved out of the Gulf across Southeast Louisiana during the afternoon hours of Wednesday, March 29th. Thunderstorms developed along the warm front that became severe in intensity, producing numerous reports of large hail, very high winds and isolated tornadoes.

NWS survey teams from WFO New Orleans/Baton Rouge found 2 separate short-lived weak tornado tracks - an EF1 in Delacroix and a EF0 in Edgard. In addition, a large swath of straight line wind damage occurred across portions of the West Bank of the Greater New Orleans Area.

A photo of a Funnel Cloud sighted over Edgard, LA on March 29, 2011

A snap shot of a funnel cloud near Edgard, LA on March 29, 2011 (behind building right of center)

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Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the Plains; Heavy Snow in the Sierra and Northern Rockies

Severe Weather page from March 29-30 2011

Severe Weather Across Southeast Louisiana

March 29, 2011