Severe Weather Threat Shifted to the Southern Plains and Mid-South; Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains

Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms may produce very large hail, swaths of damaging wind, a few tornadoes and heavy rain across parts of Texas into the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys. Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to promote elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains. Read More >

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Climate Data for April 28

	Normal High*	Normal Low*	Record High	Record Low	Record Precipitation
Baton Rouge (since 1892)	82	60	90 (2021)	44 (1992)	3.25 (1998)
Biloxi, MS (since 1893)	79	64	91 (1948)	40 (1977)	4.78 (2016)
McComb, MS (since 1948)	80	57	90 (1999)	41 (1992)	2.38 (1998)
New Orleans - City (since 1893)	84	65	92 (1999)	39 (1928)	2.25 (1922)
New Orleans Intl Airport - MSY (since 1871)	81	65	91 (1987)	44 (1992)	3.62 (1998)
Slidell, LA (since 1956)	79	61	92 (1987)	45 (2010)	1.16 (2015)

*30 Year Climate Normals from 1991 to 2020
A severe thunderstorm downed trees and power lines in the Baton Rouge area. In Terrebonne Parish, flooding from heavy rainfall and high tides flooded portions of Houma.

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Severe Weather Threat Shifted to the Southern Plains and Mid-South; Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains

New Orleans Area Daily Climate Data