Our latest storm is departing the ArkLaTex this evening and in it’s wake, the sun will return over the next few days to dry us out. Here are some rain totals from the past two days:
Shreveport: 1.66
Downtown: 1.46
Barksdale: 1.61
Shady Grove: 3.50
Turkey Trail: 2.20
Keithville: 2.30
Dixie Inn: 1.90
Minden: 1.49
Homer: 2.07
Ruston: 2.47
Winnfield: 2.37
Natchitoches: .69
Coushatta: 2.00
Castor: 1.27
Grand Cane: .75
Logansport: 1.37
Texarkana: 1.33
Stamps: 1.53
El Dorado: .93
De Queen: .39
Broken Bow: .88
Idabel: .94
Hemphill: 1.28
Center: 1.00
Henderson: 1.11
Carthage: 1.20
Atlanta: 1.76
Linden: 1.84
Clarksville: 1.03
In Shreveport, our latest rain brings us up to nearly one inch above normal. Hopefully, we can get a little ahead early to help with the dry summer months. Next round of significant rain may come early next week.
Joe Haynes
I found this list of astronomy delights for 2009 on Space.com. It looks like the really “good stuff” will not be visible to us, but it’s worth a look - especially if you have a telescope.
Here’s another article on Space.com I thought was interesting: the wife of the current head of NASA is publicly campaigning to keep her husband’s job. Ah, the power of the internet…
Mark Rowlett
Tonight’s sounding from the balloon lauch at the Shreveport National Weather Service indicates surface temperatures in the upper 30s and as warm as the low 50s a few thousand feet up. With the temps and dew points together all the way up to 10,000 feet (i.e. saturated air all the way up to 700 mb pressure), rain falling will stay above freezing all the way to the ground. So no ice is expected!
Joe Haynes
A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for East TX, NW LA and South AR through 4 PM on Tuesday. 2-4 inches of rain could fall in this area causing flash flooding. Stay tuned to KTBS 3 for the latest.
Joe Haynes
If you work inside, today was a bit wet and cold going from the car to inside and then back home. But if you work outside, today was VERY cold and VERY wet.
There are some outside jobs that just don’t even try to do work on a day like today. But there are others that have to keep the schedule going.
The sanitation workers came through my neighborhood picking up the garbage in the POURING rain this afternoon. The temperature was about 38 degrees.
The mail showed up too, on this cold wet day.
We really need to say “THANK YOU” to these people who are a lot tougher than most of us when they do their work on a nice weather day. But today, I don’t think words are enough.
Mark Rowlett
I love pictures, especially weather pictures, and I found these on abcnews.com today. They take a look at the top environmental stories of 2008.
You can take a look here: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/GlobalWarming/popup?id=6570273
My favorite is the Hurricane Ike picture. What is yours?
Marcy Novak
Showers and storms are possible late Saturday morning into the afternoon as a disturbance passes just south of Interstate 20, a few of these could become severe. A cold front will move through tonight, and that means much cooler weather for Sunday, with highs in the upper 50s.
Another chance for rain comes on Monday, a 70% chance with temperatures in the low 40s.
Stay tuned to KTBS 3 and KPXJ CW 21 for all of the latest updates.
Marcy Novak
Warm and humid weather with gusty winds in all layers of the atmosphere will provide enough energy and wind shear for thunderstorms across the southern ArkLaTex on Saturday. A strong upper atmospheric weather disturbance will pass overhead during the day and bring enough dynamics for severe storms. Some of these storms may produce large hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph! Isolated tornadoes are possible in SE TX and South LA! Stay tuned to KTBS 3 for the latest.
Joe Haynes
Our next storm system will generate gusty winds sometimes exceeding 35 mph across NE TX, SE OK and SW AR on Saturday. In addition to the gusty winds with the parent storm, individual thunderstorms may produce damaging winds in excess of 60 mph! Stay tuned to KTBS 3 for the latest.
Joe Haynes
We looked around to find the prettiest and best priced Christmas tree and poinsettias for the holidays. Now that the holidays are over, what do you do with them?
If you have a “real” tree, instead of setting it on the curb, you can take it to Lee Hedges Stadium in Shreveport today and Saturday. They are going to take the trees down to the coast and use them to help reduce coastal errosion.
So what about poinsettias? We have some nice, big plants in the KTBS/KPXJ studio that are still looking good. They probably could stay displayed for another week.
I took one home after the holidays last year and I still have it. It’s grown and of course, it stayed green all year because I didn’t adjust the amount of light it received to get it to turn red. A non-blooming poinsettia is not exactly a great addition to your landscape.
What will YOU do with your poinsettias?
Mark Rowlett
