A Juneteenth event in Selma, Alabama, was postponed until August.īy Friday evening, storm clusters were dumping rain at rates as high as 4 inches (10 centimeters) an hour along parts of the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts, Schott said. The Gautier event was postponed until next month. "It's something that means a lot to people, and there were people that were bummed out, like 'I already had in my mind I was coming out there to celebrate,'" said Hampton. Credit: Hunter Dawkins/The Gazebo Gazette via AP City of Pass Christian has declared state of emergency for potential severe weather. "We saw, especially last year, the rug can get jerked out from under you pretty quickly," he said.Ĭlouds from Tropical Storm Claudette form on Highway 90 Beaches in Pass Christian, Miss., Friday, June 18, 2021. He had 170 reservations on his books for Sunday, but was concerned that some patrons would cancel. Worries were similar for Austin Sumrall, the owner and chef at the White Pillars Restaurant and Lounge in Biloxi, Mississippi. He canceled tours Friday and hoped for better weather Saturday and Sunday as he secured his boats in Crown Point. "Of course, with weather like this, you know you can't run, but weekends, holidays, that's when tourists are coming down here," said Louisiana swamp tour boat captain Darrin Coulon. The latest storm was expected to move inland early Saturday, imperiling Father's Day weekend commerce in tourism areas already suffering economic losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Officials ordered a floodgate and locks system closed in southeast Louisiana and readied sandbags in Mississippi and Alabama as a broad, disorganized tropical weather system began spinning bands of rain and brisk wind across the northern Gulf of Mexico coast Friday. EDT, and provided by NOAA, shows a tropical weather system in the Gulf of Mexico.
This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken Friday, June 18, 2021, at 11 a.m. That included Tropical Storm Cristobal that opened the season last June, hurricanes Laura and Delta that devastated southwest Louisiana, and Hurricane Zeta that downed trees and knocked out power for days in New Orleans in October. In Louisiana, the threat came a month after spring storms and flooding that were blamed for five deaths, and as parts of the state continued a slow recovery from a brutal 2020 hurricane season. Forecasters said the storm was likely to dump anywhere from 5 inches (13 centimeters) to 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain along parts of the Gulf Coast-even 15 inches (38 centimeters) in isolated areas. There's multiple circulations within this broad area of circulation," said Benjamin Schott, meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service office in Slidell, Louisiana.
However, there’s no big storms heading our way.ĭON’T FORGET: Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend! Our clocks will need to “spring forward” an hour early Sunday morning.The system, moving north toward Louisiana through the Gulf of Mexico carried tropical storm-force sustained winds of 45 mph (72 kph) but forecasters said it couldn't be classified as a tropical storm because it lacked a single, well-defined center. Later in the weekend, a round of some light snow is possible early Sunday morning. Highs will be close to the freezing mark tomorrow, with highs only in the 20s on Thursday, and again on Saturday. We’ll also likely see some snow showers, but only minor accumulations will be possible.īehind the front, temperatures will be trending down later this week. Highs will be mainly in the upper 30s and lower 40s this afternoon.Ī cold front will slice across northeast Wisconsin tonight, stirring up variable cloud cover. Sunshine, combined with a brisk southwest wind, will allow our temperatures to rise nicely through the midday. The only exception will be a few patchy clouds across the Northwoods. High pressure to our south will keep skies generally clear. If you like sunshine, you’ll probably be pleased with today’s weather.