A heat advisory was issued Wednesday by the National Weather Service for much of southeast Louisiana, including New Orleans.
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Scientists are creating a radar that observes storms with new intensity and precision, the National Science Foundation announced this month. The hope, researchers said, is that the technology will transform the future of forecasting — before hurricanes and tropical cyclones get worse.
Temperatures soared in southeast Louisiana on Wednesday, leading the National Weather Service to issue a heat advisory and local organizations to urge people to take precautions.
Temperatures in New Orleans will reach near-record highs this week -- and the feels-like temperature could even climb to 110 degrees. As Kendall Roy so memorably put it, stay hydrated.
Thunderstorms are expected in southeast Louisiana Monday afternoon, bringing damaging wind gusts and potentially flooding rain.